[Tweeters] Dowitcher ID.

[Dennis Paulson]

Nelson, I don’t think that’s the case. Both tail and tarsus are about the same length in the two species. Wouldn’t it be nice to have such a field mark. You can use that character to distinguish American and Pacific Golden-Plovers in flight.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On Jan 20, 2024, at 3:58 PM, Nelson Briefer <nreiferb at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I am thinking that LBDO can be identified by the extension of the feet past the tail tip during flight. Which means, this can be applied to male and female Dowitchers. Any info will be helpful. Nelson Briefer — Anacortes. _______________________________________________

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