9/6/15, Western SP Milford Pt, bill-pulling HEGU, Trumbull Ave

A few record shots of juvenile WESA at Francis St. spit on 9/4/15; and fighting HEGU (see Tinbergen, The HEGU's World, 57-58.)  Note rufous scapulars on otherwise gray WESA: indicates not yet fresh juveniles (no warm color underneath).

2 juvWestern Sandpipers, Francis St spit, 9/4/15

telltale rufous scapulars on WESA

HEGUs engaging in bill pulling

Contrast SESA and WESA: clear difference in bill size/shape; scapulars, forehead, 9/4/14 Mlf Pt

One of many AMOYs still at Milford Point on 9/4/15

WESA profile bill 9/4/15

2 WESAs 9/4/15