Subject: [Tweeters] Shorebirds feeding on millet
Date: Dec 27 17:01:19 2005
From: mike denny - m.denny at charter.net


Hello All,
Many years ago (Dec.1991) we watched several Black Turnstones gobble down white millet toe to toe with Brewers Blackbirds, English Sparrows at DePoe Bay, Lincoln Co., Oregon. We were able to get several photos of this interesting behavior. Very un-shorebird like! Thank-you for this post. I have never heard of Dunlin or Sanderlings feeding on bird seed. Very interesting indeed. This may only be a winter behavior, but who knows.
Later Mike


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