ID confirmation please

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Merlin said this was a Pectoral Sandpiper
Aransas NWR April 2026
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ImageIMG_7535-2 by johnd1964, on Flickr

original Pic that merlin gave me the answer on.


ImageIMG_7535 by johnd1964, on Flickr

maybe merlin has trouble with multiple birds. or maybe one of the other bird is the pectoral
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Bird behind it is pectoral but that one is least Sandpiper
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Kansabirdguy wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 12:29 pm Bird behind it is pectoral but that one is least Sandpiper
Are the third and fourth birds a dowitcher and yellowlegs?
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Charlie Spencer wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 6:52 pm
Kansabirdguy wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 12:29 pm Bird behind it is pectoral but that one is least Sandpiper
Are the third and fourth birds a dowitcher and yellowlegs?
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Charlie Spencer wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 6:52 pm
Kansabirdguy wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2026 12:29 pm Bird behind it is pectoral but that one is least Sandpiper
Are the third and fourth birds a dowitcher and yellowlegs?
Yea i was looking for a yellow legs photo, when merlin game me a weird answer
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