[Birdtalk] Help with ID

[Cliff and Lisa Weisse]

This looks like the more expected species, Long-billed Dowitcher.  
Winter dowitchers are tricky but the smooth gray breast lacking spots 
and gray-washed vaguely barred flanks also look good for Long-billed.  
Short-billed typically have a paler breast with dark spots, flanks at 
least sometimes with dark chevrons instead of bars, and a white throat 
contrasting with the breast (although I think the throat is difficult or 
impossible to judge in this photo).  Hope this helps.

Cliff


Utah Birds wrote:
> Though dowitchers are usuall not here in Utah in the winter, Kent Keller got a picture of a dowitcher that's here for a very cold one.
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> We need some help with this tricky ID.  Please send your comments to the BirdTalk list serve.
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> Here's a picture of the bird:
> http://utahbirds.org/hotlinephotos/MysteryBirds.htm
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