Tweets,

Found the Solitary just now. Good clear looks at close range on the small,
algae-covered western pond.

Rick

On Jul 26, 2017 3:01 PM, "Houston Flores" <houstonflores at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Tweets,
>
>
> I saw what I'm pretty confident was an adult SOLITARY SANDPIPER this
> afternoon at the retention ponds north of Perrigo Park in Redmond. I
> didn't have my good binoculars, but it was pretty close in and it looked
> like a solid SOSA to me. I was expecting to see some of the recently
> reported yellowlegs, but this was smaller (similar sized to a nearby
> Killdeer), darker, smaller billed and had a conspicuous eye ring. It was
> on the southern shoreline of the main pond, just north of NE 95th St.
> Anyway, just thought I'd give a heads up to local birders.
>
>
> Good Migrations,
>
>
> Houston Flores
>
> Seattle, WA
>
> houstonflores AT hotmail.com
>
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