Serpentine Fen - Sept. 14, 2012

[Randy]

Hi everyone,

I took a very brief trip to Serpentine Fen today with the goal of seeing the snipe(s) that have been reported. I was not disappointed and racked up a lifer by seeing a couple. I was there at about 4:30 pm today so it was pretty quiet otherwise. There were a handful of other sandpipers, which I think are pectorals, with a couple least mixed in???

Hoping for some help here....

Pectorals?


Pectorals with least?


Sorry for the size of the pics, Photobucket wasn't working for me so I had to use TinyPic.

Thanks in advance, hope everyone has a great weekend!

Here's the rest of my list in case anyone is interested. It's not very long, only 10 species - poor time of day, I was only there for about 30 minutes, and basically just walked straight to the water to look for the snipe...


Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 15
Green-winged Teal 5
Least Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 10
Wilson's Snipe 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Pipit 1
House Finch 2

[Chris]

Randy, Pectorals and Westerns.

[Randy]

Thanks Chris,

I could've sworn that the legs were yellow when I looked in person, but I definitely agree the legs look black in these pics. Everything else I guess looks western about them as well hey, with the pale front, etc?