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Least Sandpiper or Semipalmated Sandpiper? Washington, DC (1 Viewer)

ExistingHuman

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I'm brand new to birding and saw this bird in Washington, DC a few days ago. My initial guess was that it's a Least Sandpiper but I posted on Reddit and got conflicting responses. One commenter thought it was a Least Sandpiper and the other thought it was a Semipalmated Sandpiper. Any thoughts? Both seem somewhat plausible based on the info on eBird, the Audubon site, etc. (Apologies for the low-quality videos.)
 

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Bill too long and stout for least sandpiper. Thus presumably semipalmated sandpiper (though bill looks rather long for that too, suggesting western sandpiper but the dark chest looks wrong).
 

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