Monday afternoon I located the two ponds past the parking lot on Eide Rd. that others have mentioned.? The ponds contained several flocks of what I thought were long-billed dowitchers.? Photos of these birds and other birds I took on the trip can be found here:
http://www.pnwphotos.com/forum/showthread.php?9162-Fir-Island-and-Stanwood


Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA