Dear Ryan and fellow tweets, wow!! What a photo, Ryan. And how I hope we'll get another male some day. - Connie



> On May 9, 2019, at 8:49 PM, Ryan Merrill <rjm284 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Hi Connie and Tweeters,

>

> I took a look at the reports that have been collected for the Washington Field Notes and find reference to four spring male Ruffs since 2006:

>

> 5/18/2006 at Port Susan Bay, Dennis Duffy

> 4/29-5/1/2008 at Ocean Shores, Tim O-Brien, Ruth Sullivan

> 5/5-7/2008 at Channel Drive in Skagit, Joel Brady-Power

> 5/17/2012 at Bottle Beach, Ruth Sullivan

>

> I was fortunate to see the Skagit bird and have photos on my Flickr site including this one:

>

> https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjm284/2477288590/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjm284/2477288590/>

>

> In other news this evening there has been a Dusky Flycatcher hanging out in my backyard.

>

> Good birding,

> Ryan Merrill

> Seattle

>

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------

> From: Constance Sidles <constancesidles at gmail.com <mailto:constancesidles at gmail.com>>

> Date: Thu, May 9, 2019 at 5:13 PM

> Subject: [Tweeters] Ruff pix

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu <mailto:tweeters at u.washington.edu>>

>

>

> Hey tweets, thanks to those who replied to my request for a photo of our recent Ruff visitor. I was not aware that she was a female. As best as I can tell, Washington State has never hosted a male Ruff in breeding plumage. Is that right? The Washington state records that I know of are all fall records, mostly juveniles. Wouldn't it be spectacular if we got a spring male someday? The photos I've seen show a wide variety of ruff colors, from black to white to brindle and even orange. How could any female resist?

>

> - Connie, Seattle

>

> constancesidles at gmail.com <mailto:constancesidles at gmail.com>

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