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Rick Bowes | all galleries >> 2013 Various Galleries >> 2013 shots taken in Duxbury not on the Beach > Dowitcher (likely Long-billed) - Bluefish River - Duxbury, MA - October 25, 2013 [2 of 2
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25-OCT-2013

Dowitcher (likely Long-billed) - Bluefish River - Duxbury, MA - October 25, 2013 [2 of 2

[same bird as previous pix]
This individual was in the little tidal flat area west of the Bluefish River Bridge about 2 hours before low tide. It was with a foraging group of 10 Greater Yellowlegs. I believe it is a Long-billed based on its very chunky shape, dark throat and upper chest. While the bill is not a conclusive mark, it definitely does not have the slightly bent tip of the SBDO. The primary projection is hard to determine - in some shots the primaries seem a bit shorter than the tail but minutely so. Having not heard it call, I'm marking this as Dowitcher (sp.)

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS
1/200s f/5.9 at 80.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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