RE: Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Knox-Marsellus.
I would like to offer Dave full half-credit for the Buff-breasted. Not
only was it his suggestion that we try east road one more time at the
end of a long day, but it was also he who kept whispering in my ear
"No Bob, that's not a Mourning Dove." Apparently I had confused the
two birds some time in the past. I had forgotten. Unfortunately, he
had not.
The Buff-breasted was actually an easy find. It was foraging exactly
where it would be expected: along the grassy edge of receding
mudflats. Since the water had recently receded, the grass was short,
and the bird stood out clearly. Plus, it was the only bird of that
color: decidedly buffy on head and breast. With a dark-and-golden
patterning on the back. Unfortunately, it's a long way from the road
down to the flats, and a scope is necessary to get one on it. Best of
luck to those who try for it today.
Bob McGuire
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