Weekly Bird Identification Quiz
August 10 - August 16, 2009
How to Identify:
This bird should be instantly recognizable as a shorebird. From the picture we can tell that it is a small to medium sized sandpiper. The combination of yellow legs, short slightly decurved black bill, and sharply cut off streaking on the chest identifies this bird as a Pectoral Sandpiper.
Answer: Pectoral Sandpiper
Photo Location: Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
Photo Date: May 2009
Correct Answers:
Ben, Boca Raton, FL
Other Answers:
Willet - 1