Hey Tweeets,
took my lunch at the Thomas pond today (Kent valley, next to the ToySmith Building).
Some turn-over in birds since I was there last, 2 days ago. About 30 (!) Killdeer. Still 3 Wilson's Snipe. Good mix of Western and Least sandpipers. Still one Semi-palmated Sandpiper. But the Semi-palmated Plover was missing.
Just as I was about to pick up and leave, I made one more pass thru the birds. Pectoral Sandpiper! How I missed it the first time, I have NO idea. Got good looks, standing next to a Least. Then when I panned thru once more time, it was gone! Thing must have a Star Trek Cloaking device ....

Several small groups of Sandpipers broke away while I was there and flew to the West North-west, heading towards Smith Brothers. They did the same thing monday. Does anyone know of another pond in that general direction? They seem to be consistently flying out that direction ...

Guy McWethy
Renton, WA
mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com