Hello all,
Earlier this morning I linked to a photo of what I called a Lesser
Yellowlegs taken at North Creek Park near Mill Creek yesterday. I just
received comment on my Flickr feed that it is instead a Solitary
Sandpiper, which would be a significantly rarer find in Snohomish
County from what I can tell. Anyone else want to take a gander at the
photos and give an opinion? I've posted links to the original photo as
well as a couple other angles that might shed some light on the ID
below. No shots or memories of the wings in flight, unfortunately.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beastofexmoor/7108471699/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beastofexmoor/6964458846/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beastofexmoor/7110532423/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beastofexmoor/6964464250/



As long as we're on the topic of possible misidentifying of birds,
I'll leave you with some humorous videos from a clueless Texas news
station:
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/17663746/ivory-billed-woodpecker-spotted-in-east-texas
http://www.ksla.com/story/17663818/is-it-really-woody

The funniest part is that they're so clueless they appear to
misidentify both a Pileated and Red-Headed Woodpeckers as a third,
completely different species.


Josh Adams
Lynnwood