ML322795841
Contributor
Pete Monacell Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
City of Columbia Wetland Unit #1
Boone, Missouri, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Accepted by the MBRC as the third state record of this accidental species. Nonbreeding Curlew Sandpiper: -Overall size slightly smaller than nearby Pectoral Sandpipers; -Bird seems "tall" with significant tibia exposed; -Body shape "slender and elegant"; -Decurved bill tapers smoothly to a fine point; -Breast pale; -Back pale gray; -Head gray with distinct supercilium; -Rump is white (not confirmed in the field, but in the one flight photo I discovered following the observation); -White wing stripe; -Primaries project past the tail; -Feet trail past the tail in flight.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 725 pixels x 494 pixels
- Original file size
- 198.04 KB