Need help with a shore bird ID (Washintong County)

[Brian Johnson]

A few months ago after the eclipse I stayed in Juisburg on the way home from Nebraska to do some shorebird watching at Jumbo and Prewit reservoirs. At Prewit I took some photos of what I thought was a Stilt Sandpiper and posted them on ebird, but soon they got marked with the yellow triangle of unconfirmed and hidden from my profile. I waited for a 'questions about your' email to help me correct my mistake but never got one. So I contacted ebird and asked about this since I wanted to know what this bird was but I not no response. I want my data to be accurate so I am turning to this community for help. The link to my checklist is bellow and here is my reasoning for a stilt sandpiper, it does not have a gray breast like a dowticher or spotted uperparts like a yellow legs. However I went wrong some where, just not sure where. Shorebirds are a bit tricky sometimes, but that is what makes this fun.

http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38796444

Thanks for the help,
Brian Johnson
Englewood CO

[Doug Faulkner]

Brian,

I believe the bird is a Wilson's Phalarope.  The bill shape is thin (like a fencing rapier) and the head pattern (mostly white with a gray eyeline and gray crown) both fit Wilson's Phalarope better than Stilt Sandpiper which has a thicker bill with a blunt end and a gray face with a white eyebrow.

Of the phalaropes, Wilson's is the only one I recall observing walking in shallow water like a proper sandpiper.

cheers,

Doug Faulkner

Arvada, CO

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[Brian Johnson]

Thanks everyone for your response. I had not considered a Wilson's Phalarop. I was to used to seeing them swimming around rather than wadding. Should have considered them though. Thanks again
Brian Johnson
Englewood Co