Hi Guys,

This from Killian Mullarney, one of the senior illustrators and authors of
the Collins Bird (Europe) Guide. Can one of you pass this on to Bob
Sundstrom?. I don't seem to have a current address for him.

Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Killian Mullarney" <kmullarney at eircom.net>
To: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie at nwinfo.net>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Yakima Delta Stint identification


> Hi Andy, and Ellen - nice to hear from you.
>
> This will just be a very brief reply before I hit the sack (as we say
> here!), I've been up since 5am the last three mornings and I can hardly
keep
> my eyes open, never mind my brain functioning...
>
> I looked at the stint pics yesterday and I wholeheartedly concur with the
> views already expressed by others - this bird is a classic Little Stint.
If
> required, or useful, I could make a short list of the most important id
> points...but as I say, my brain needs to be a little more alert than it is
> right now!
>
> I'm enjoying following the progress of moulting 2nd cal-year Short-billed
> Dowitcher which I found locally on the last day of June... a very rare
bird
> on this side of the Atlantic, this is only about the fifith for Europe..
>
> With very best wishes..
>
> Killian
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie at nwinfo.net>
> To: "Killian Mullarney" <kmullarney at eircom.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:37 PM
> Subject: Fw: Yakima Delta Stint identification
>
>
> > Hello Killian,
> >
> > Would you care to weigh in on the id of this stint, first identified as
a
> > Red-necked? The photos were taken 2nd week of August in Washington
state.
> > Either Little or Red-necked would be new for the state.

> > Regards,
> >
> > Andy Stepniewski
> > Wapato WA
> > steppie at nwinfo.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill and Nancy LaFramboise (by way of Denny Granstrand
> > <dgranstrand at charter.net>)" <wlafra at owt.com>
> > To: <steppie at nwinfo.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 7:59 AM
> > Subject: Yakima Delta Stint identification
> >
> >
> > > Birders,
> > >
> > > After reviewing excellent photos taken by Tom Munson, we had concerns
> > about the id of the Yakima Delta stint as a Red-necked Stint. The
> spotting
> > was mostly contained within the rufous area. The leg length, the rufous
> > tertials and greater coverts, and the scapular marks had bothered us all
> > along. These are characteristics shown by Little Stint.
> > >
> > > Tom's photos are now posted with his permission at
> > http://photos.yahoo.com/arctic_warbler
> > >
> > > We sent a message to ID Frontiers and the initial responses are
> supportive
> > for Little Stint.
> > >
> > > Bill & Nancy
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>