Subject: Fw: The chase for the EURASIAN DOTTEREL:
Date: Oct 20 21:25:58 1999
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit at worldnet.att.net




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> From: Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: tweeter at u.washington.edu
> Subject: The chase for the EURASIAN DOTTEREL:
> Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 8:59 PM
>
> Hello Tweeters,
> I saw the message around 2.00 Pm and got to Ocean Shores at 4.15 Pm. I
> looked from the Watertower with my Scope, and spotted some Plovers on the
> sandspit. I could not make out from this distance and looking in to the
> Sunset. So i start walking out to approach this birds from the other side
> to identify . As i was walking out Bill Smith also was there.We looked
> every Plover and the other Shorebirds over and could not find the
Eurasian
> Dotterel. There where 2 Pacific Golden Plover 12 Black-bellied Plover 2
> Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Least Sandpiper and 6 Killdeer.One of the Golden
> Plover was sitting the mud hole, it's start getting dark so this bird was
> so bright gold i coud not resist taken some close photos. I also mention
> while we was on the beach Bills Wife checked out Damon Point where we
usual
> find the Golden Plover which would be a better habitat for the Dotterel
> being seen. We stayed around to 6.30 PM to it got dark.
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Tacoma
> godwit at worldnet.att.net