Must be starting - today at Reardan Ponds (in Lincoln County) were 3 Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Black-necked Stilt, and a Red-necked Phalarope all probing the muddy/marshy part south of the main ponds.

Tom Mansfield in Spokane.

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Mike & MerryLynn
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:02 PM
To: Tweeters; inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] shorebird migration ?

Hello All,

Well it is time for shorebird migration south. Will any show up? This is the weekend that we see our first yellowlegs, western sandpipers and a few long-billed dowitchers out on the Walla Walla River delta. Will these long distant migrants arrive on time or will the long cold spring retard their arrival on the breeding grounds? Will migration be slowed?
Later Mike Denny
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley

"If you haven't birded, you haven't lived"

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