I had no plans to bird today but after a call from Jan Watson stating she wanted to know where to find a stilt sandpiper I decided to meet them at McCain's. What we found was a surprise 11 stilt sandpipers. This is the highest number I have had on the west coast.

The following is our findings.

Para Pond

great egret 38

McCain's

dunlin 2
western sandpiper 600
least sandpiper 30
red-necked phalarope 8
Wilson's phalarope 6
semipalmated plover 3
stilt sandpiper 11
Baird's sandpiper 15
black-necked stilt 30
American Avocet 6
Caspian tern 8
long-billed dowitcher 55
spotted sandpiper 3
greater yellowlegs 5
lesser yellowlegs 1
solitary sandpiper 3
killdeer 20

Bob Flores
Othello, WA
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