Check this out. I already asked him to send us all the details.

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Michael R. Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html

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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 13:51:49 CST6CDT
From: GARY OTNES <OTNESG at mdh-fergus-falls.health.state.mn.us>
To: whimbrel at u.washington.edu
Subject: Far East Curlew


Hi. I have info from your Breeding Bird Atlas for Washington and
find it useful. I've birded most everywhere, and hold a Masters Bird
Banding Permit, both U.S. and Canada. For 11 years I've banded
shorebirds in the Canadian arctic.
Here's my cautionary question: have you Washington record(s) for the
subject bird?? A couple weeks ago my wife and I returned from two
weeks birding, and property searching, in the Raymond, South Bend,
Toklen areas. We stayed in Toklen and have excellent view of the
Willapa Bay which, at low tide, left much flats that tons of
shorebirds used. Besides small peeps, there were many Whimbrel,
Marbled Godwit and Long-billed Curlew, all easily viewed from our
balcony with a 20x scope. Then there was the subject bird. I have
detailed plumage and behavior notes if you're interested.
Interestingly I've never before seen such a cranky bird. It chased
virtually everything that came near it, large and small. As it
attacked someone it would raise it's wings, affording excellent views
of the underwing characteristics. The retreating bird would also
raise it's wings, which gave good comparison chances. CHEERS