Limnodromus griseus
grrlscientist | April 1, 2010tags: Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, photographed on Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston County, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, March 2010 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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grrlscientist | August 17, 2009tags: Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Probable Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, remains were fairly close to a busy industrial road northern Alberta (roughly 300 km northeast of Edmonton) Canada. [short of microscopic examination of these feathers or DNA analysis, this bird will probably never be definitively identified, sorry]
Image: Marcel Gahbauer, August 2009 [larger view].
Scanned, not photographed.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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grrlscientist | August 1, 2008tags: Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, at Frenchtown Road, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.
This individual is acquiring alternate (breeding) plumage.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 31, 2008tags: Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
These birds are in alternate (breeding) plumage.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 11 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.