Red-necked Stint 2021: Oregon on 9-Aug, SoCal on 22-Aug
[Posted by Chuck Almdale]
One or more Red-necked Stints appeared on the west coast this fall. We have five photos of the single Oregon bird, taken 9-Aug-2021 at DeLaura Beach Access, Clatsop, OR, and twelve of the Malibu Lagoon, Malibu CA, taken on 22-Aug and 25-Aug, 2021. We don’t know if these are of the same bird, but they are a selection of those taken at both locations on three days.
Compare to the Malibu Lagoon bird 22-Aug-2021.
Back to the 9-Aug-2021 Oregon bird.
Compare to the Malibu Lagoon bird 22-Aug-2021.
Two more photos of the Oregon bird 9-Aug-2021.
The following photos of the Red-necked Stint are all of the single Southern California bird, taken 13 days later, on 22 Aug 2021. This was reportedly the 4th historical sighting of Red-necked Stint in Los Angeles County.
Red-necked Stint, approaching. Malibu Lagoon (Photo: Chris Tosdevin, 8-22-21, time: 10:01:11)
The following photos of the same Red-necked Stint were taken three days later, on 25-Aug-2021, at the same location, Malibu Lagoon, Los Angeles County, CA.
There you go. We report, you decide. I don’t know enough about plumage changes in shorebirds in general and Red-necked Stints in particular to make an informed judgement as to whether this is the same bird. Photography and lighting have a lot to do with how a bird can look. The first three Oregon photos appear to be taken in “golden light” of early morning or late afternoon, enhancing reddish colors. Same thing for many of the Malibu Lagoon photos.
Additional photos of the Oregon bird are here:
https://ebird.org/media/catalog?taxonCode=rensti&sort=rating_rank_desc&mediaType=p®ionCode=US-OR-007
Additional photos of the Malibu Lagoon bird are here:
https://smbasblog.com/2021/08/24/red-necked-stint-at-malibu-lagoon-8-22-21/
and
https://ebird.org/media/catalog?taxonCode=rensti&yr=YCUSTOM&mr=M8TO11&mediaType=p&sort=obs_date_asc&ey=2021&hotspot=Malibu%20Lagoon,%20Los%20Angeles,%20US-CA&hotspotCode=L597658&by=2021
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The stint at Clatsop would have been wearing a. raincoat in late August. I’m voting for two birds. Great pics by Chris & Femi as usual. Thanks.
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Myth-monger!
I lived on the Oregon coast in the 70’s and from early May to late Oct rain was no more likely than it is here.
Rain started falling mid-Nov, and the pattern into April would be 3 days warm and rainy, sometimes torrentially, then 3 days cold and dry.
August was quite dry, and between the coastal and Cascade ranges, temp was in the 100’s.
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