2 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIERS were nicely visible at about 1:30 today.
Lighting is much better in the afternoon ....
It was Gorgeous lighting conditions ...

Nice comparisons with the PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS.

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


--- On Mon, 10/5/09, B&PBell <bellasoc at isomedia.com> wrote:

> From: B&PBell <bellasoc at isomedia.com>
> ?
> At least one SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
> was at the Thomas Road
> Ponds this morning. As I arrived just before 9 AM a small
> group of shorebirds
> arrived. Scanning the edge of the pond from the entrance to
> the U-Haul facility
> (the old Toysmith) I could see several Dowitchers, a couple
> of PECTORAL
> SANDPIPERs and a different bird. The light was favorable,
> and though distant,
> thru the scope it was apparent that the different bird was
> the Sharp-tailed -
> nice red top of head, bright supercilium, slight streaking
> on the sides of the
> breast and clear center of breast (perhaps with a slight
> golden wash?).
>