Subject: Color marked Western Sandpiper
Date: Jul 3 17:22:04 1999
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at oregonvos.net


The were about 100 WESTERN SANDPIPERS and 7 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS
on Clatsop Beach about 2km S of the Sunset Beach Access today. One
of the Westerns had a solid dark colored (black or blue) flag on the
left tibia and a white band on the right tibia. There were no bands
on either tarsi.

The light was bad and the birds were skittery so I was unable to
confirm the color of the flag.

The birds at apprx 46? 07' N and 123? 50' W. about 8km S of
Warrenton, Clatsop Co. OR.

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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
mpatters at orednet.org
http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html