i wonder now, since there is three sighings of a sharp-tailed sandpiper, if
this is not one bird what stayed around.first report was on october 4.could
anyone give me some feed-back on this subject
I exepted two.but three seems a lot, for the same area
ruth

GODWIT at worldnet.att.net

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> From: Stuart MacKay <smackay at ricochet.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: RBA: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 3 Crabs, 11/1, 1.30pm
> Date: Monday, November 03, 1997 10:59 AM
>
> Liz Stockwell and I saw a juv. sharp-tailed sandpiper on the ponds at
> the 3 Crabs Restuarant, Sequim, today 11/1. The bird appeared at 13.30
> and was observed at close range c20-30 yards for about half an hour when
> the bird appeared to leave the area - flying off in a SE direction for a
> far as the eye (binoculars) could see.
>
> With the sunshine this was a stunning bird: bright chestnut crown,
> creamy, yellow supercilium and one feature not noted in the field guides
> - bright chestnut tertials - apparently the whole feather not simply
> edging.
>
> Other hightlights at 3 Crabs:
>
> 72 long billed dowitchers
> 140 snipe
> 22 dunlin
>
> The usual pintails, American wigeon and mallards.
>
> Other noteworthy birds today:
>
> At Crockett Lake:
> 1 female rufous phase Eurasion wigeon.
> 1 short-eared owl.
>
> Off Point Wilson:
>
> 20+ Harlequin ducks
> Dozens of ancient murrelets
> Lots of pacific loons
> 6+ marbled murrelets
> 14 Heerman's gulls.
>
> Not bad, back out there again tomorrow - that sharp-tail is a must see.
> Definitely the most beautiful shorebird I've ever seen. Hight tide is
> around 2pm - the best time to visit 3 crabs.
>
> Stuart MacKay, Seattle, WA.