Subject: Shorebirds on the Columbia River Estuary
Date: Aug 12 16:11:12 1999
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at oregonvos.net


8/12/1999

The shorebird numbers are really picking up. Drizzly weather and a wind from
the SW are helping greatly.

8/10/1999
SJCR
Semipalmated Plover 5
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 3
Western Sandpiper 75
Least Sandpiper 30

Skipannon Wetlands
Killdeer 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Western Sandpiper 50
Least Sandpiper 100

8/12/1999
SJCR
Semipalmated Plover 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 6
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Baird's Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Western Sandpiper 200
Least Sadnpiper 300

Skippanon Wetlands
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Least Sandpiper 13

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