Date: 4/23/25 8:49 am From: Dppeaslee via groups.io <Dppeaslee...> Subject: Re: [NEBirds] Wagon Train Whimbrel?
Thank you Tobin,
Reviewing both long billed curlew and whimbrel in sibly guide, I believe the bird i documented as Long billed curlew was a whimbrel. I am basing this primarily on the initial in flight viewing field marks I observed which were the most memorable for me and noted afterward. These notes were that in the group of reddish cinnamon colored godwits, there was one bird that was brown. It had a long downward curved bill. I did not note a size difference from the godwits (marbled based on consistent cinnamon coloring visible under wings and across back). When landed and viewed through scope vs binoculars, I noted that the large bird with down curved bill with a group of godwits did appear taller than the godwits. But not significantly larger.
From others with documented pictures there was definitely a long billed curlew around and maybe it was also there at the same time but it would have been significantly larger than godwits and with similar color to marbled godwits which does not fit my notes as described above. I would still be interested to hear from someone else on this who was viewing these birds at the same time. Fun new learning experience on this for me.
