> On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> > I think there are small numbers of Sanderlings scattered all around Puget Sound.

> Chris Hill responded:

> 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.

I stand corrected. I don't know much about the habitat conditions on beaches
at Federal Way, I just didn't know that sanderlings were to be expected in
Puget Sound. Once again, I learned something.

Kelly McAllister