[obol] Color Banded Western Sandpiper

[Mike Patterson]

Aug 2, 2007

I checked out the high tide action at the Necanicum Estuary this 
afternoon and found quite a few birds including a banded WESTERN
SANDPIPER - Right leg metal above the joint; yellow,green, yellow
below - Left leg yellow, green flag.  The report site I had book-
marked isn't there anymore and the banding lab page doesn't handle
multiple colors, so anyone who knows the active report page, let
me know.

Necanicum list:
  Brown Pelican      935
  California Gull   1200
  Caspian Tern       400
  
  Pacific G-plover     2
  Semipalm Plover    185
  Baird's Sandpiper    2
  Western Snad        35
  Least Snad           1

At Seaside Cove there were about 1000 HEERMANN'S GULLS and at least
that many CALIFORNIA GULLS.  Steve Warner tells me there's been lots
of feed in close and the ocean temperature peaked last week at a
truely too warm 65°F.  It's dropped some with the NW winds of recent
days...

-- 
Mike Patterson               
Astoria, OR                    
celata at pacifier.com  
 
Malheur NWR Photo Essay
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/2007/05/malheur200705.html