First saw and photographed this curlew on Tuesday, July 28th at long distance, probably 1/4 mile. With a poor image to document the find.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/tony-v/5A55D8 <https://www.flickr.com/gp/tony-v/5A55D8>

Saturday, at around 9:15 AM the curlew was in the salt water surge plain near the start of the boardwalk and about 30-40 yards distant. Managed a much better image today. A good time for an early morning visit to Nisqually to see this rarity, also saw a handful of bald eagles, semipalmated plover, lesser yellowlegs, greater yellowlegs, dowitcher, western and least sandpipers, Osprey and Red-tailed hawk along with all the usuals.

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Tony Varela
South Puget Sound, WA
tvarela at hotmail dot com
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