I also failed to relocate the Buff-breasted Sandpiper after circling the entire reservoir. I noticed that Andy saw about 10 Pectorals and I only saw 1 so it is possible some shorebirds slipped through our dragnet, including the Buff-breasted. However, I have the feeling this guy was a one-hit wonder and is no longer around. I ran into Joe Mammoser who also saw the Buffy yesterday. He said the last time he saw it was right before a Peregrine Falcon swooped into and scatter the flock of birds containing the Buffy. He then saw the Peregrine fly into a tree to eat it's catch, unknown if the Buffy was the victom. My suspicion is the falcon ate it or, at least, scared it so bad it left, but who really knows? I did manage to pick out a Caspian Tern resting in a flock of gulls. Other notables included 9 Stilt Sandpipers, 3 Rock Wrens in the rocks of the dam, 2 American Pipets, 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and an unexpected Pine Sisken.
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