Yesterday I reported an Albino Lesser Yellowlegs at Pickerington Ponds Metro
Park. Later Rob Thorn reported that he had seen this bird on the previous
day, but he thought it might be a Solitary Sandpiper. He privately told me
he had seen the albino bird with two Solitary Sandpipers, and saw no
difference in size or behavior between the birds. He thought the yellow legs
were a part of the albinism.



I returned to Pickerington Ponds today, and refound the bird, this time with
two Solitary Sandpipers. Indeed, it was the same size or perhaps slightly
smaller than the normally plumaged Solitary Sandpipers. A Lesser Yellowlegs
would have been significantly larger.



I am now convinced that this bird is a Solitary Sandpiper. I have added two
new photos to the website.



http://genebirds.blogspot.com/



Gene Stauffer

Grove City


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