Tweeters, Shorebirding has been good the last couple days in the Stanwood area with 17 species observed. Both the Eide Rd ponds in Stanwood and the Nature Conservancy "Fisher Slough" ponds which are about a mile south of Conway on Pioneer Hwy in Skagit Co., just north of Stanwood. Black-bellied Plover--SkagitSemipalmated Plover--bothKilldeer--bothSpotted Sandpiper--SkagitSolitary Sandpiper--SkagitGreater Yellowlegs--bothLesser Yellowlegs--bothSemipalmated Sandpiper--bothWestern Sandpiper--bothLeast Sandpiper--bothBaird's Sandpiper--bothPectoral Sandpiper--bothStilt Sandpiper--EideShort-billed Dowitcher--bothLong-billed Dowitcher--bothWilson's Snipe--SkagitRed-necked Phalarope--Eide Also of note:Yellow-headed Blackbirds--bothSora--EideVirgina Rail--EideAm. Bittern--EideMerlin--Eide Michael WillisonStanwood