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10/28/2014 03:42:54 PM · #1 |
On my way into the office this morning, I noticed a woman looking under a table outside the University library. She was watching this bird. The poor thing obviously didn't belong in downtown Baltimore and appeared to be injured and disoriented (the bird, not the woman). Another woman came out and told the first that she had called the police, who were going to contact animal control. It looks like it has eye problems, too. I'm guessing it's some sort of sandpiper and maybe got lost during migration, I just can't find a definitive ID on it.
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10/28/2014 03:46:00 PM · #2 |
| The poor thing. I'd guess a sandpiper. |
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10/28/2014 04:28:29 PM · #3 |
That would be the fattest sandpiper I have ever seen...
Sandpipers also have webbed feet or toes.
Message edited by author 2014-10-28 16:29:18. |
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10/28/2014 04:31:45 PM · #4 |
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10/28/2014 04:37:29 PM · #5 |
I was just looking to see if you had woodcocks in the US. I would second  aliqui. |
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10/28/2014 04:38:13 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
That would be the fattest sandpiper I have ever seen...
Sandpipers also have webbed feet or toes. |
That's what I said... what was weird to me was the Grouse tail. It's like a Grouse got it on with a Sandpiper... I'm pretty sure I'm right with my Woodcock guess above. Cool little birds it seems. They seem to have mating rituals like the Grouse even. |
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10/28/2014 04:43:30 PM · #7 |
I believe that's it. Good find.
Not lost in migration apparently (native to this part of the country), but definitely not an urban bird.
"Look for American Woodcock in forests, forest edges, old fields, and wet meadows of eastern North America."
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10/28/2014 04:54:52 PM · #8 |
Definitely a woodcock. See this image of a woodcock in our garden:
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10/28/2014 06:36:01 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
That would be the fattest sandpiper I have ever seen...
Sandpipers also have webbed feet or toes. |
That's what I said... what was weird to me was the Grouse tail. It's like a Grouse got it on with a Sandpiper... I'm pretty sure I'm right with my Woodcock guess above. Cool little birds it seems. They seem to have mating rituals like the Grouse even. |
I also noticed the grouse-like tail but gone thrown by the front end and never really looked at the feet...not exactly living in a coastal area! Hope a local wildlife/bird sanctuary is able to help it with its eyes. Could have become disoriented somehow and smacked into a building. Hope it can be saved. |
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10/29/2014 12:16:28 AM · #10 |
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata.  
Message edited by author 2014-10-29 00:21:07. |
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10/29/2014 09:42:29 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata. |
Nope. I say this mainly because the stripes on the head go the wrong way, but also the beak seems way too long (that could be a juvenile thing though, perhaps). The colorings are also off, both on feathers and feet. The Wilson's Snipe has "yellow-green" feet, whereas Larry's bird here clearly has pinkish-grey feet. |
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10/29/2014 11:42:37 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Originally posted by hahn23:
Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata. |
Nope. I say this mainly because the stripes on the head go the wrong way, but also the beak seems way too long (that could be a juvenile thing though, perhaps). The colorings are also off, both on feathers and feet. The Wilson's Snipe has "yellow-green" feet, whereas Larry's bird here clearly has pinkish-grey feet. |
The bird could be a woodcock. But, the markings and coloration are not quite right for that bird either. And, a woodcock would be more rare than a snipe in the territory mentioned. Markings and coloration do vary by sex and levels of maturity. In bird identification, it's never wise to say you absolutely know the species. I've been humbled many times. |
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10/29/2014 01:31:13 PM · #13 |
| I'd say Woodcock as well, especially with the short neck. |
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10/29/2014 02:26:40 PM · #14 |
While these birds are VERY similar I would have to say Woodcock in this case.
The rump gives it away.
 <---Woodcock
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10/29/2014 02:27:15 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by lunachicken:
I'd say Woodcock as well, especially with the short neck. |
The "short neck" may not mean anything, a bird in pain & fear is gonna shrink itself as much as possible... |
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10/29/2014 10:18:02 PM · #16 |
| American Woodcock. Can't believe it was in Baltimore. |
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03/20/2015 03:40:55 PM · #17 |
I saw another (maybe the same) woodcock outside the library today. It wasn't pretty.
edit - now the more I look, is that the same kind of bird?
Message edited by author 2015-03-20 15:41:58. |
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03/20/2015 09:10:04 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by LN13:
I saw another (maybe the same) woodcock outside the library today. It wasn't pretty.
edit - now the more I look, is that the same kind of bird? |
Poor thing... Looks like the same kind, but probably not the same exact bird. Maybe this is a female? The other guy didn't look so hot either. What in the area is killin' your tweeters?? |
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03/20/2015 10:57:06 PM · #19 |
aweeeeeeee
Message edited by author 2015-03-20 22:57:44. |
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