This is absolutely a Wagtail. Their identification as to species is a
little complicated.
The article posted by Ian Paulsen is a useful introduction but without a
date. I looked up the date, 1998!
https://archive.westernfieldornithologists.org/archive/V29/29(3)%20p0180-p0198.pdf
A lot of lumping/splitting has gone on since then, look for more recent
work.
The Citrine/White Wagtail internet identification is a good place to start.
Bob OBrien Portland

On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 7:25 AM AMK17 <amk17 at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Thanks Mason!

>

> AKopitov

> Seattle

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Mason Maron

> Sent: Oct 15, 2020 10:36 PM

> To: AMK17 , Tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Possible Wagtail at Alki Beach

>

> Looks like a Savannah Sparrow, if I'm not mistaken.

>

> Mason Maron

>

> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 7:39 PM AMK17 <amk17 at earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> What bird is with the wagtail? Is that a long spur?

>>

>> AKopitov

>> Seattle

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: Garrett Haynes

>> Sent: Oct 15, 2020 1:46 PM

>> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

>> Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Wagtail at Alki Beach

>>

>> Hello Tweets,

>>

>> This is mainly a notice in case anyone wants to go see if it's hanging

>> around. A guy named Fei Cheng posted on the Washington Birders Facebook

>> group a picture of a bird he tried to ID and he said what he could find is

>> that it was some type of Wagtail, possibly a Citrine or a White Wagtail,

>> which it looks like one to me. He said he saw it yesterday evening at the

>> northeast part of Alki Beach. The picture of it is standing on a rocky

>> area.

>>

>> Here is a link to the post:

>>

>>

>> https://m.facebook.com/groups/227399130957954?view=permalink&id=1231295413901649&ref=content_filter

>>

>> Please post if anyone goes looking for it and finds it! Or if you just

>> can confirm what type of bird this is.

>>

>> Garrett Haynes

>> Auburn, WA

>>

>> Sent from my iPhone

>>

>>

>> AMK17

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