Several of us stuck out the high water until noon. No
Stint. I then went over to the Walla Walla Delta and
crashed around over there, then tried for the Stint
again at about 4:15 - 6:15 PM. The water levels were
down nicely, and the mud flats were back out. Greater
and Lesser Yellowlegs, Western, Least, Semi-palmated
sandpipers in close for good looks. But no sign of
the Stint.
Still a good day birding despite dipping-out on the
Stint.
Guy

--- Bill and Nancy LaFramboise <wlafra at owt.com> wrote:

> As of 9:30 am, the Red-necked Stint has not been
> seen at the Yakima
> Delta. The water was high early in the morning but
> it started to go
> down. As observers were searching, the water went
> back up. There is
> currently little mud to check. (The water levels
> are totally
> unpredictable. There was considerable mud last
> night.)
>
> It was little consolation to those who were out
> there, but we had very
> good looks at several Virginia Rail, a Sora, and a
> Stilt Sandpiper. The
> more typical Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs were in
> close for great
> opportunities for study. A Wilson's Phalarope
> darted among them.
>
> We'll keep you posted.
>
> Bill & Nancy LaFramboise
> wlafra at owt.com
> Richland, WA
>
>
>


=====
Guy McWethy
Renton, WA
mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com




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