I sent a copy of the note with photo links to ID-frontiers and
the opinions are running 100% positive on the WOOD SANDPIPER ID
based on current photographs.

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Gavin Bieber wrote:
>
> John Sullivan's pictures look very good for a Wood Sandpiper. An excellent
find indeed. It was not a particularly good fall in the Bering Sea for this
species, with only one juv. reported from Saint Paul Island. However a series
of storms tracked south of the Aleutians and into the Gulf of Alaska,
conceivably pulling some stronger flying species into the base of the chain or
to Southcentral AK.

>
> Gavin Bieber
> Kingbird77 AT hotmail.com
> Tucson, AZ
> WINGS Senior Leader
> www.wingsbirds.com

"Kevin T. Karlson" wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NBHC ID-FRONTIERS Frontiers of Field Identification
> [mailto:BIRDWG01 AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Patterson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:05 PM
> To: BIRDWG01 AT LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [BIRDWG01] Fwd: Re: [obol] RBA: possible WOOD SANDPIPER at Fern
> Ridge - PHOTOS
>
> Mike and all:
>
> Great photos of a juvenile Wood Sandpiper. I am surprised the finder
> compared it to a Solitary, as it has more resemblance to Lesser Yellowlegs,
> but with a heavier, shorter bill; more pronounced supercilium; and less
> tapered body structure.
>
> Kevin Karlson

[ Ricard Guti?rrez ] wrote:
>
> No doubt a Wood Sandpiper
> All the best
>
> Ricard Guti?rrez
> http://www.rarebirdspain.net
> Spain, Europe

"Lee G R Evans" wrote:
>
> Hi John
> There is no doubt over the identification of the bird in your
> images - it is clearly a juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER - a superb record.
>
> It has been a fairly good 'fall' for this species in Britain,
> with a good number of juveniles recorded from late August through September.
>
> Very best wishes
> Lee G R Evans
> British Birding Association

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata AT pacifier.com

In Praise of Urtica
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