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Red-Necked Phalaropes © Jane Baryames. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on September 29, 2018.
Redwood Shores
All you folks who have posted photos of these pretty birds inspired me to get out there and start shooting again.
With a plethora of phalaropes around recently I have tried to catch some at sunset the few evenings that have not been foggy. Morro Creek, Morro Bay, CA
Swirling phalaropes came very close to shore allowing close study. It was nice to have the opportunity to really see the differences between these species while they were side-by-side. The Wilson's are slightly larger and a proportionally longer bill. They appear farther along in their molt to basic plumage as they have lost the black on the side of their necks and have mostly pale gray backs. The Red-necked's are slightly smaller and retain some of the red coloration on the side of their necks along with a dark eye/ear patch. Photographed at the Piute Ponds on the Edwards Air Force Base in Los Angeles County.
This species has a huge range from Arctic Canada through Greenland to Eurasia. They frequently winter well offshore in tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. I was therefore delighted to find several small flocks feeding on the saltpans at Khao Luang, some 60kms SW of Bangkok, Thailand in early March 2012. They occur in winter in offshore waters off Malaysia and Indonesia. In early April 2010 I saw several large flocks in the Pacific north of The Solomon Islands. Many were already changing into summer plumage. All those seen at Khao Luang were still in winter attire.
Red-Necked Phalarope © Neal Zaun, Zaun Nature Photography. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on October 12, 2019.
Red-Necked Phalarope © Jane Baryames. Photo taken on the Boulder Flying Circus Birders Walk on September 28, 2019.