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#1 psweet

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:32 AM

I've been working through my photos from my recent trip, and came across this guy. I assumed it was a Semipalmated at the time, but the rufous scaps don't seem right, and the face and secondary coverts don't seem right for Western, so I thought I'd bounce it off everyone I could.
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Seen in the parking lot of the Safety Roadhouse, 20 miles east of Nome.

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 12:50 AM

Not making any sort of call here, but have you considered Red-necked Stint? I suppose the bill is too long for that?
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 01:18 AM

Actually, Liam -- I have considered that. I wanted to see if anyone would consider it without my prompting. I can't see anything to rule it out, but I don't know if I can see enough to call it yet, either. Thanks!

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 01:24 AM

I'm not experienced enough to call it either way, but maybe you could post it to the Alaska listserv or contact a local expert to see what their thoughts are.
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 01:29 AM

Probably my best bet.

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 03:15 AM

I tracked down a couple of other sources, and one of the key features in Red-necked Stint appears to be that they have a much longer primary projection than the other peeps. Went back to the photos, and guess what! I'll still find someone local to fire it off to, but it looks like a Red-necked.

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 03:21 AM

If you're on facebook, try posting to this group, they'd love to know about it even if Red-necked Stint is a possibility. If it turns out to be Red-necked Stint, your sighting could be featured on the ABA Blog. In fact, the group is where Nathan gets a large bulk of the rare reports.
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