On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> >> Sanderlings 6
> >
> >I'll play the skeptic this time around and ask the question, sanderlings?
> >...in Federal Way?
> >
> >Kelly McAllister
>
> I think there are small numbers of Sanderlings scattered all around Puget Sound.
>
> Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798


Certainly they are a common sight at Jetty Island in Everett. I saw half
a dozen there on a recent visit, and a thorough scouring for last year's
Christmas Count turned up about 60. I had assumed that Kelly's doubts
were based on habitat - while sandy Jetty Island has Sanderlings, the
other 20+ miles of rocky shoreline in the Everett CBC circle had none last
year.

But I don't know what the shoreline looks like in Federal Way.

Chris Hill
Everett, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu