Yes, I saw it there around noon. A non-breeding adult, and as Sibley notes, distinguishable from the Red Phalarope by the streaked gray back (quite dark, I thought) instead of a pale gray back, and by the bill. Didn't see much else of interest, but I only made a quick visit to the area, hoping for a little magic . . . or maybe even a rare glimpse of a Connie in late-summer plumage.

Burt Guttman
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA 98505 guttmanb at evergreen.edu
Home: 7334 Holmes Island Road S. E., Olympia, 98503

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu on behalf of Susan Moe
Sent: Tue 9/6/2005 10:06 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Red-necked Phalarope?



Hi All,
Inspired by Connie's last email, I spent an hour at the Montlake Fill this
morning, hoping for "bird magic." Sure enough, I found the usual
assortment of characters to brighten my day. Also watched a Cooper's hawk
being attacked by little guys, by the dime parking lot, and a larger hawk
(Northern Goshawk?) on what is left of the dead snag, southern point. The
best, however, was what I believed to be a Red-necked Phalarope, swimming in
the main pond. It must be an adult nonbreeding, as it was very white with a
black cap and mask. Behavior was typical as described in Sibley. Anyone
else see this little guy?
Susan
University area
susanbmoe at comcast.net



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