Date: 5/3/24 9:15 am From: Cliff Weisse via groups.io <cliffandlisa...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Short-billed Dowitcher ID / ID Challenge
So would you be willing to enlighten us with your opinion of my guesses?
Cliff
On 5/3/24 10:02AM, Louisa Evers wrote: > I looked over your notes, the stuff in the two links you sent and > remain unenlightened. > > Louisa Evers > <elouisa603...> > Take care of the birds and you take care of the world > > > On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 07:32 Cliff Weisse via groups.io > <http://groups.io> <cliffandlisa...> wrote: > > Well, > > I'm surprised no one was willing to venture a guess on the ID of > these dowitchers so I'll go ahead and add my guesses. Any > opinions? Does anyone agree or disagree with my labels? Why? This > is one of my favorite ID challenges and I'm still waiting for the > roads to melt off so I can get to Island Park Reservoir and pick > through some actual birds but this is going to have to suffice for > now. > > Cliff > > My guesses are as follows: > > Photo #1 - LBDO on left, SBDO on right. > Photo #2 - SBDO > Photo #3 & 4 - SBDO > Photo #5 & 6 - LBDO > > . > > On 5/1/24 09:17AM, Cliff Weisse wrote: >> >> Now I want to revisit the Birding article. I went out and tried >> to apply the new field marks and became skeptical of their >> validity so I posted some photos to the ID Frontiers listserv >> requesting opinions. I'm going to put the photos below but >> withhold my guesses on the IDs and what the experts had to say >> for now. If you're up for the challenge take a look and try to ID >> them and see if you do better than I did. Which do you think are >> Long-billed and which are Short-billed? >> >> *These photos were all taken on Island Park Reservoir in Idaho.* >> >> >> *Photo #1: *This was taken on May 27 >> >> >> *Photo #2:* This one was taken on May 20 >> >> >> >> *Photos 3 & 4: *Taken on May 14 >> >> >> *Photos 5 & 6:* Taken on May 14 >> >> >> >> -- >> Cliff and Lisa Weisse >> Island Park, Idaho >> <cliffandlisa...> > > -- > Cliff and Lisa Weisse > Island Park, Idaho > <cliffandlisa...> > >
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