[obol] rockpipers at Barview jetty, Tillamook Bay

[Paul T. Sullivan]

Bob,

On Nov. 24, 2007 Carol Karlen and I found the following species on the 
Barview Jetty at the mouth of Tillamook Bay:
18 Black Turnstones
18 Surfbirds
  2 Rock Sandpipers
25 Dunlin

They DO roost toigether at high tide.  It is not unheard-of for Dunlin to be 
on that jetty.

Good birding,

Paul T. Sullivan

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Subject: rockpipers
From: bobolink06 AT comcast.net
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:14:02 +0000

Obolites, On a family trip to Cannon Beach we stopped at Barview Jetty for a
look at rockpipers, among a large flock of SURFBIRDS, we viewed two
"rockpipers" with much longer downcurved bills. They were paler and smaller
than the surfbirds. My initial diagnosis was ROCK SANDPIPER, which provoked 
a
high five and a little jetty dance. Upon consulting the field guides I
concluded the bill was too long and too slender , and the legs were black
making these birds more like DUNLIN. It seems strange that Dunlin would be
cavorting with Surfbirds on a jetty. I invite comment re these faux Rock
Sandpipers, and whether Dunlin commonly hang out on jetties. Bird On, Bob 
Bender ,Eugene