[EBB Sightings] Little Stint - ?

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I am hesitate to post this but will preface it by saying that I am only =
as sure as I can be, having never seen a stint before.

I was just at Point Emery in Emeryville at 2:00 p.m..  South of the =
parking lot there were lots of Surfbirds, Black Turnstones and =
Sanderlings with other miscellaneous shorebirds, ie. Willet, Yellowlegs, =
Least and Western Sandpipers.

Right down in front of me on the beach were a large group of Sanderlings =
that I was viewing with my binoculars when I noticed a single bird in =
with them that stood out because it was noticably smaller and had an =
overall reddish appearance.  At first I though it was a sanderling going =
into breeding plumage but just couldn't figure out why it was so much =
smaller, yet larger than the sandpipers.  I studied its bill and then =
got my book.  The only thing I could find was the Little Stint that fit =
the description.  I looked at it again and noticed that the bill was not =
an heavy and more pointed than the sanderlings.   I also observed that =
the bird had a white throat.  Then they flew around and more south on =
the cove.  I then put them in my scope and refound the bird.=20

Again I confirmed through the scope that it had the look of a Little =
Stint.  Then they all flew north arount the point of Point Emery and I =
lost them.

I would love to have input on why this could or could not be a Little =
Stint.

Thank you,

Judi Cooper
Moraga
jandjcooper at comcast.net
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preface it by=20
saying that I am only as sure as I can be, having never seen a stint=20
before.
at 2:00=20
p.m..  South of the parking lot there were lots of Surfbirds, Black =

Turnstones and Sanderlings with other miscellaneous shorebirds, ie. =
Willet,=20
Yellowlegs, Least and Western Sandpipers.
were a large=20
group of Sanderlings that I was viewing with my binoculars when I =
noticed a=20
single bird in with them that stood out because it was noticably smaller =
and had=20
an overall reddish appearance.  At first I though it was a =
sanderling going=20
into breeding plumage but just couldn't figure out why it was so much =
smaller,=20
yet larger than the sandpipers.  I studied its bill and then got my =

book.  The only thing I could find was the Little Stint that fit =
the=20
description.  I looked at it again and noticed that the bill was =
not an=20
heavy and more pointed than the sanderlings.   I also observed =
that=20
the bird had a white throat.  Then they flew around and more south =
on the=20
cove.  I then put them in my scope and refound the bird. =
that it had the=20
look of a Little Stint.  Then they all flew north arount the point =
of Point=20
Emery and I lost them.
could or=20
could not be a Little Stint.
href=3D"mailto:jandjcooper at comcast.net">jandjcooper at comcast.net

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