I would rather a post about a rarity even if it turns out later not to be so. I
am sure we all learned a bit more about Dunlin and Curlew Sandpipers. Nothing
to be embarrassed about, you made the call and handled it well regardless of
the outcome.
Cheers,
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others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
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林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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Andrew Baksh
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> On Sep 27, 2017, at 1:30 PM, Arie Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> In a recent post it was said “Shorebirds are not easy.” Yep.
>
> I’ll admit to a modicum of embarrassment at getting this ID wrong. Having
> said so, multiple field guides refer to a field mark of white rump, which I
> saw well, but upon which I apparently placed undeserved weight. Well if you
> can't trust a field guide...
>
> Of course with a potential rarity the question becomes does one wait until
> you are > 100% certain, or do you get the info out right away. Some said
> parse the post with caveats such as “possible” or other pull-backs; Its just
> that at the time everyone present concurred on the ID. Doesn't excuse the
> animus.
>
> In other posts, the age, overall shape, and molt have been suggested as
> taking precedence over what I heretofore felt is an 'obvious' field mark,
> *if* seen well. Those other elements require far greater study IMHO though.
>
> A reference web page was proffered regarding this “ID Challenge”. Careless
> readers, perhaps including myself, might stop at the top of the page where it
> states that a previous instance was ultimately decided because of, wait for
> it, the white rump!
>
> The page contains valuable information though arguably as explained above,
> interjects a bit of confusion.
>
> Hopefully, an actual Curlew Sandpiper will show up and more hopefully, I will
> be the one to find it ( and correctly ID it )
>
> In that event, be on the lookout for a posting where the species listed is
> 'Wolf' <g>
>
> Arie
>
> North Babylon, NY
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