I think by now it is probably safe to say the Purple Sandpiper is no longer at Dillon Resivoir. Anyways, I was looking thru the ebird rarities. A Purple Sandpiper has been seen in British Columbia on the shore of Victoria. Given the Victoria bird was first reported Dec 31, it is impossible for them to be the same bird. Photos were taken by several birders. The bird looks almost identical to the Dillon res bird. This is the first BC record, as ours was the first CO record. Perhaps both birds are hatch year, perhaps from the same breeding population. For whatever reason, two individuals have appeared on the western side of North America. Perhaps more were present in the West, but not reported. Maybe we should all be on a look out anywhere we go this winter, as it may not be the last to venture out west this winter.
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