Subject: identity of "robin snipe"
Date: Mar 14 11:10:23 1997
From: Robert Russell - Russell at racesmtp.afsc.noaa.gov



Don Baccus asked about the true identity of the mysterious robin snipe. I
collect antique duck and shorebird decoys. In the course of searching
for new additions, I have run across several very old (late 1800's)
breeding-plumaged dowitchers that were labeled "robin snipe."
Unfortunately, they were all too pricey and did not find their way into my
collection.

Bob Russell russell at afsc.noaa.gov
NOAA, Seattle