IBRC 73-B-10

IDAHO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

SPECIES: Short-billed Dlwotcher, Limnodromus griseus
HOW MANY: one- juvenile

REPORTER: Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 208-882-1585
REPORTER EMAIL: clgtlg@moscow,com
OTHER OBSERVERS: 6 beginning birders

DATE REPORT PREPARED: September 20, 2010
DATE SIGHTING OCCURRED: August 14, 2010
LOCALITY OF OBSERVATION: Mann Lake, Nez Perce County Idaho just east of Lewiston, Idaho.
HABITAT: reservoir

CONDITIONS: approximately 15 minutes. Clear warm morning with no wind. Binoculars and spotting scope and digital zoom camera
DID YOU TAKE NOTES?: No, not at all
DID YOU CONSULT FIELD GUIDE OR OTHER REFERENCES?: Yes, another day after the observation
WHAT GUIDE(S) OR REFERENCE(S) DID YOU CONSULT?: Sibley field guide to birds of Western North America.

DESCRIPTION: Limnodromus grissseus Thi juvenile bird was observed while standing next to a Stilt Sandpiper and was not looked at closely at the time. It was brought to my attention by Cliff Weisse that this individual was a Short-billed Dowitcher when he was looking at my photostream on flickr so after relooking at my photo I agreed that the bird next to the Stilt Sandpioer was indead a Short-billed Dowitcher. The bird shws uniform edges onall underparts indicated a juvenile . The Tettiarls have internal bars and notches and hte bill shows a slight droop near the tip.
BEHAVIOR: I do not recall this bird vocalizing. I did not see this bird fly or preen. It was mixxed in with many peeps and stayed quite close the the Stilt Sandpioers which there were a total of 7 individuals.

HOW AND WHEN DID YOU POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE BIRD, AND WHAT CLINCHED THE IDENTIFICATION FOR YOU? I would not have ID'd this bird in the field since I was leading a field trip with 6 beginning birders and they were all to busy looking at the Stilt Sandpipers that non of us noticed that this dowitcher was different. There have been very few Long-billed Dowitchers move through this area this year so this bird was not looked at closely.
HOW DID YOU ELIMINATE SIMILAR SPECIES, AND WHAT WERE THEY? After reviewing my photos and what Cliff had emailed to me I came to the same conclusion that this was a Shrot-billed Dowither juvenile from my photos.

EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SPECIES (AND SIMILAR SPECIES): I have observed this species only twice in the past. I am mainly reproting this bird for record purposes that this bird did visit the panhandle area of Idaho. All other sightings of this species were summer and at Mann Lake.
GENERAL BIRDING EXPERIENCE: I have been birding for over 10 years and lead field trips for Palouse audubon and Canyon Birders.

WERE PHOTO(S), VIDEO, AND/OR AUDIO OBTAINED BY YOU?: Photo