tags: Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, photographed in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Terry Sohl, 5 July 2009 [larger view]
Photo taken with a Canon 50D, 400 5.6L.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.

































Comments
Upland sandpiper, based mainly on the "small head", "thin neck", and "short bill" (Sibley).
Posted by: John Callender | July 6, 2009 10:25 AM
Agreed.
Posted by: JDaley | July 6, 2009 12:32 PM