From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Thu Aug 26 13:03:10 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7QK0OGU014417 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:00:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com (imo-m28.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.9]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i7QJxXDB014370 for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:59:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [[email protected]] by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.4.) id t.77.31d7c3b0 (16930) for <[[email protected]]>; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:59:19 -0400 (EDT) From: [[email protected]] Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:59:19 EDT To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5032 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5b1 Subject: [SBB] Stilt Sandpiper at State & Spreckles (8/26) X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Hello All, This morning (Thurs, Aug 26) the STILT SANDPIPER was seen at about 10:45 am on a small island from the viewing point at State & Spreckles in Alviso. Thanks to helpful descriptive comments by Dean Manley and Bob Reiling I was able to pick out the molting Stilt Sandpiper when it suddenly popped up among the many sleeping dowitchers. While not in full breeding plumage anymore, there was still some barring about the lower flanks and tail, and its white supercilium stood out as a field mark. Other field marks were its smaller size (compared with the dowitchers), its long bill decurved at the end, and its long dark greenish-looking legs. This bird is never an easy one for me to find, especially in basic plumage. I always seem to have to work for it. This time it took me four tries - finally! Also the female RUFF was seen on the same island, rousing once to poke at some smaller shorebirds and then settling back down again. Good birding - Ann Verdi _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]