They are found in Ocean Shores on the Christmas Bird Count...but not in groups. Last year we saw two approx 30 ft apart.

Dianna Moore
Ocean Shores, Wa.
dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Joaw9 at aol.com
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 2:19 AM
Subject: quick question about common snipes


Tweeters --
Do Common Snipes stay in Western Washington throughout the winter months? I saw six snipes feeding together along the edge of a pond yesterday morning. Since the field guide says they are usually solitary, I wondered whether they might be migration buddies or perhaps a family that has not yet dispersed.

Jo Waldron
Everett, WA
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