Yellowlegs?

[neepgrin]

Good day, found this fellow dipping away on Chapman Rd just (Yale Rd end) on Sunday the 29th. Made a "tu tu tu" sound when i started the car, obviously agitated with me.....

or is this a sandpiper? Onejay posted a sandpiper seen on Friday in the same area in the Curlew thread......Same bird maybe...??





thanks much for any ID assistane.

Happy birding

[Chris]

It's either a Lesser or Greater Yellowlegs, which one, I am not sure.

[neepgrin]

thanks

[murraybrown]

It;s a Greater. If you look at the lower photo you will see the bill has a very slight upturn to it. The Lesser doesn't.
When they're side by side you will see other differences too. But with a single bird this is usually the easiest way to separate them.

Murray