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5-3-08 Michael Todd

Western & Semipalmated Sandpipers

Ensley area; Shelby Co, TN

The bird to the left of the 2 Semi Sands caused quite a bit of talking back and forth between Jeff and I.

These images are somewhat backlit, and don't do the color of the bird justice. It was obviously reddish-orange, every bit as bright as the average Western. When I 1st saw it, I called it a Western at a glance, but after looking a 2nd-time thought, maybe it's the brightest Semi I've ever seen. It is a tough bird, but Jeff stuck with Western right off the bat. It is a tiny billed little male bird. The crown and auriculars were very bright, as were some of the scaps and a tertial. The clincher is that the bases of the scaps we could see, especially one big lower scap, was red, not just the fringe like on some Semipalmated.

Nikon Coolpix 995 ,Pentax PF-80ED

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