Yesterday, I reported an American Golden-Plover from Hayton Reserve on Fir Island in Skagit County. After emailing back and forth with Bob Kuntz, who also saw this bird, I am inclined to agree with him that the bird was, in fact, a Pacific Golden-Plover. One of the reasons was the very small size of the bird as compared to nearby Black-bellied Plovers. Bob stated his reasons for identification on ebird.

Marv Breece
Tukwila, WA
marvbreece at q.com


"Don't believe everything you read on the internet."
- Thomas Jefferson




From: "Marv Breece" <marvbreece at q.com>
To: "Tweeters" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 8:58:26 PM
Subject: Skagit shorebirds

American Golden-Plover - 1 at Hayton
Black-bellied Plover - several at Hayton
Semipalmated Plover - 1 at Hayton
Killdeer - various loations
Short-billed Dowitcher - adults & juvs at Channel Drive & the Game Range
Long-billed Dowitcher - adults at Game Range & Hayton
Hudsonian Godwit - 2 juvs at Hayton found by Larry Lee
Greater Yellowlegs - various locations
Lesser Yellowlegs - various locations
Solitary Sandpiper - 1 at Channel Drive
Spotted Sandpiper - Hayton & Channel Drive
Willet - Hayton found by Adrian Lee
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Hayton
Western Sandpiper - many at Hayton
Least Sandpiper - various locations
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 adult at Hayton
Red-necked Phalarope - 2 at Hayton

Pretty good day.

Marv Breece
Tukwila, WA
marvbreece at q.com


"Don't believe everything you read on the internet."
- Thomas Jefferson

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