So, are we sure of the identification? Common Sandpiper ( the Eurasian species) would be just about as unlikely this time of year. They're almost identical. A good photo would help sort them out (maybe).
Rich Guthrie On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Tait Johansson <[email protected]> wrote: > Apologies for the late report- A Spotted Sandpiper yesterday (1/25) at > Deans’s Bridge, Somers, was an immense surprise. The bird was later > observed on a rock in the middle of the reservoir looking north from the > bridge where rt. 116 crosses Muscoot Res. in Purdy’s, and some bad > digiscoped photos obtained. Bird was relocated an hour or two later right > under the rt. 116 bridge in Purdy’s but immediately flushed, headed north, > & could not be relocated. A check of the Purdy's bridge this morning > turned up no trace of the bird, either. > > > Tait Johansson > > Katonah, NY > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- Richard Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
