Tweets,

Just a follow up to Kathy's post. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still
there until at least 10:30 AM, Friday, Sept. 2, at Marymoor Park in Lot B
and/or the adjacent socker field with the usual Killdeers.

This is the first well-documented King County record of which I'm aware.
There was an earlier, rather casual report in Higbee and Larrisons book,
_Union Bay Marsh_, dating from probably sometime in the 1950s when the marsh
looked rather different that it does today.

A fine bird so close to home. I managed to get one rather fuzzy digiscope
shot, though Steve X was there with an impressive 400 mm lens and no doubt
did much better with photos.

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl NE
Lake Forest Park, WA
enhunn323 at comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Andrich" <chukarbird at yahoo.com>
To: "tweet" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:29 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Marymoor, 9-2-05, YES


>
> Hi Tweeters,
>
> This morning at about 7:30am I joined Ann from Auburn
> in enjoying great looks at the Buff-breasted
> Sandpiper. In the green field adjoining the B lot,
> just after turning into the drive to get to dog
> central. Before I left a Cooper's Hawk scared the
> birds up but they just moved down the field. Mary
> Francis Mathis joined us as I was leaving.
>
> Geez, if I'd known a Buff-breasted was going to visit
> Marymoor I might have skipped the drive to Pt.
> Townsend a few years ago to see my first one.
>
> Kathy
> Who feels lucky and roosts in S. King County
>
>
>
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