Well, now I have received assurance from >1 source that the bird had a
sparsely marked or unmarked buffy breast and was thus definitely an
immature (would have had to be a year old) and assurance from >1 source
that it had a heavily marked breast and sides and was thus definitely a
breeding-plumaged adult. Good looks in both cases, believable
descriptions.

Is everyone seeing the same bird? Sigh.....this is what I love about bird
sightings.

And, Michael, the "chocolate peep" was in reference to a peep at the same
locality that was "all dark brown above and on the breast (this is what
many adult Leasts look like at this time of year) with an entirely buffy
belly (this *isn't* what Leasts usually look like)." I guess it wasn't
seen again.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416