Hi all, Glad the Wood Sand was seen by so many today! Unfortunately somebody felt the need to walk out into the wetland leaving a bunch of deep footprints in the mud there. The wetlands are technically private property and one should only be birding them from the beach side and not walking into the wetlands themselves. I hope your pictures were worth leaving such an obvious trace!
On another note Mario Balitbit, who noted the footprints in the Wood Sandpiper area (and didn't see the Wood Sandpiper then) found a SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER at the far north end of the wetlands, in the grassy area north of the last large bit of water.
Other things today were a continuing very dull BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER at Janes Creek Meadows in Arcata (see previous post for directions). A MAGNOLIA WARBLER was found by George Ziminsky on the north side of Klopp Lake at the Arcata Marsh. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was found out at the Horse Pasture patch out on the north spit by Amaya Bechler and Alexandra Lamb and a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continued there, too.
Happy September vagranting,
Rob Fowler --
Rob Fowler
McKinleyville, CA
www.fowleropebirding.com