Andy Stepniewski wrote on 25 April:

"On 22 April there were 5 American Avocets on Crab Creek, 22 avocets and 1
stilt
on the Hwy 26 saline ponds west of Othello. On 24 April there were 22
avocets
and 11 stilts on the Walla Walla River Delta as well as 25 Dunlin. I
believe
the shorebird movement on the eastside is about normal...the 1st week of
May
should see abunch of stuff come in." <snip>


The previous weekend (14-16 April) there were 38 Common Loons in breeding
plumage on Sloan Reservoir (below O'Sullivan dam) and wave after wave of
migrating Sandhill Cranes, some barely visible to the unaided eye. We also
saw 2 stilt, 22 avocet and 12 Caspian Terns along Dodson Rd. Sorry for the
late report, I just subscribed to Tweeters.

Herb Curl
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