woolybear Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 What the heck is this thing? To me looks like a water bird but it was holding on a power line in the middle of the fields with not a puddle in sight. Sucker flew like the wind with a very smooth but erradic flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Looks like a sandpiper to me, Matt. Chris would know. He is the guru with most of this stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 My call is a juvenile stilt sandpiper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 My guess would be a western new york penguin:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks guys, that looks and sounds like him. I'm terrible with bird ID's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I'm going with Upland Sandpiper. The base of the bill appears to be yellow, long neck, big "button" eye, long tail. According to my Peterson's guide, they also like to land on fenceposts and wires. How big was it? the Upland is supposed to be nearly a foot, the stilt is a smaller bird, around 8". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) That looks identical. Sorry for the poor quality pic...just a quick snapshot before he took off. I've never seen one of these here before so I got a little excited.:camera: They can't be common here or are they? BTW- he was about the size of a grouse. You got an exact name on that book Chris, and where I could pick one up from. I 'd appreciate it. Edited July 13, 2010 by woolybear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 It is hard to get those sandpipers sitting still, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Looks like a barn swallow to me.....with a tummy tuck, implants, a face lift, bowtox, feather plugs and some cosmetic denture work around the beak! TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yep my guess would be sandpiper as well. Neat looking bird, you see some around here but not many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 You got an exact name on that book Chris, and where I could pick one up from. I 'd appreciate it. Peterson Field Guides Eastern Birds http://www.amazon.com/Peterson-Field-Eastern-Central-America/dp/0547152469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279067511&sr=1-1 Any book store should have it. I think I got mine at Barnes and Noble way back when. The copyright on mine is 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I can't believe I'm becoming a birdbrain. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 yea i learned something new tonight. i was never much of a bird watcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I really don't consider myself a birdwatcher.......or a snake watcher, or a flower watcher or a weed watcher, or a tree watcher, etc. I just see stuff and I wonder what it is, and I look it up, and it sticks for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Peterson Field Guides Eastern Birds http://www.amazon.com/Peterson-Field-Eastern-Central-America/dp/0547152469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279067511&sr=1-1 Any book store should have it. I think I got mine at Barnes and Noble way back when. The copyright on mine is 1980. Might also consider this one Matt http://www.amazon.com/Birds-North-America-Kaufman-Guides/dp/0395964644. We borrowed the Kaufman guide from the library before I bought a copy of it. Makes for real easy id'ing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Sauceman Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I agree...sandpiper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Can't tell you the name (sandpiper sounds good to me), but I see a lot of them around here. They're usually around water, but I've never seen one get wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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