This bird was seen today on the banks of the Nooksack River, downstream from the 542 bridge.
I believe it may be a Solitary Sandpiper. Can anyone confirm or correct the ID?
Thanks, db
Doug:
That is a beauty! All of the distinguishing characteristics are there -- eye ring, bill size and shape, leg color, small pale dots on
mantle and coverts, wing projection, etc. If you don't have it, get Paulson's book on Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest (1993).
Your image looks identical to one he shows as a juvenile on pg. 161.
Clark
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