[Maine-birds] Re: Baird's Sandpiper at Popham Beach - Jun 29

I saw a flock of 6 peeps that may have been Bairds' today (Aug. 12) near Baypoint, Georgetown.  They looked larger than semi-pals, and had scalier backs with a more chocolate coloration than the many hundreds of semi-pals I have seen around Scarborough/Higgins/Cape Elizabeth in the past couple weeks.  I got them to fly and they had a dark streak down the rump (I don't know if it was darker than semi-pals).

On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:37:07 PM UTC-4, Mike Fahay wrote:

I know this is a whacky time to have this bird in Maine, and my photos will be sorely needed for verification, but an adult Baird's Sandpiper was at Popham Beach this morning in the lagoon.  Smaller than a Semi-plover; dark legs; "chesty" plumage pattern (sim to Pectoral Sand); long, slim bill, very slightly tapered; wingtips well beyond the tail terminus, dark rump photo'd in flight, etc.

I was there to find either Gordon's Blk Skimmer, or perhaps a Royal Tern.  Dipped on both.

Also present were SBDowitcher, Semi-Sands, Semi-Plovers, BBPlovers, Ruddy Turnstone.

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