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| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
Pectoral Sandpipers have been known to pass through the Trans-Pecos in low numbers in April; the individual above was photographed at the ponds SW of Marathon (publicly inaccessible, unfortunately) on March 31st. So this bird is not only a bit out of range, but also a bit early and due to backlighting and heat haze, less than photogenic. But we're not hung up on the art so much as the documentation...
Incomplete list from the ponds:
American Wigeon
Mallard (Mexican)
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
Turkey Vulture
American Coot
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Say's Phoebe
Barn Swallow
American Pipit
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Nice pecs.
ReplyDelete"Do you even lift!?" I bet he says that a lot to the other sandpipers.
Wouldn't mind one of them drifting into central Az. Then again, that'd probably kill the thing, so it's better this way.