[Mich-listers] Western Sandpiper Pt. Mouillee 8/29

[Erik Enbody]

Hi there,

Craig Bateman, Kevin Welsh and I had fine looks at an adult Western
Sandpiper that Kevin spotted earlier this afternoon in the Northeast corner
of Cell 3. The Western was preening/feeding amongst the peeps in the
vicinity of the closest "peninsula" of the large mudflat to the east dike
(best place to view the shorebirds in the afternoon). Although fairly
distinctive amongst the peeps, the bird typically took some time to relocate
when the flocks flushed. I posted several, awful, distant, heavily cropped
photos here:
http://www.studioenbody.com/WESA.html

Otherwise, we had most of the other shorebirds mentioned, including 2
American Golden Plover, 3-4 Red Knots, 1 Marbled Godwit, 1 Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, 1 Willet, 3 probable Long-billed Dowitchers, Red-necked and
Wilson's Phalaropes, and the rest of the regulars totaling 24 shorebird
species. We missed the King Rail in the afternoon.

Erik Enbody
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