The gull is a short-billed gull (formerly mew gull). The second looks like a juvenile American golden plover to me, but might be some other type of plover.

Zora Dermer
Seattle

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> On Sep 23, 2022, at 11:32 AM, Jay E <jaybham52 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Good morning - Can you please help me with these two unknowns?

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> The gull was seen at Semiahmoo Spit yesterday afternoon. I think this is a Mew gull. It was relatively small, and I think the bill is characteristic.

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> The shore bird was taken at Sandy Point. There were a lot of Black turnstones and some Least and Western Sandpipers. There were several of these foraging at the water line.

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> https://www.flickr.com/gp/rippleman/NMmP4TeM8H

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> Thanks from Jay E in Bellingham

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