Shorebirders~

I searched for shorebirds in coastal Coos County, OR today.   I was able to
find 25 species including a rare fall coastal migrant, but no RBA rarities.
The biggest miss was a Whimbrel and other possibles that weren't detected
included Wilson's Snipe & Phalarope, American Golden-Plover & Buff-breasted
Sandpiper.  Below is a list of the birds seen & sites visited with only
"new" birds listed for the latter sites.

BANDON MARSH/JETTY
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Marbled Godwit
Greater Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Wanderling Tattler
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope

CHINA FLAT
Black Oystercatcher
Sanderling
Surfbird

LOWER FOUR MILE
Baird's Sandpiper
Snowy Plover

MILLICOMA MARSH
Lesser Yellowlegs

MOTEL 6
Willet

COOS NORTH SPIT
Pacific Golden-Plover
Long-billed Curlew
*Solitary Sandpiper

Good birding,
Russ Namitz
Coos Bay, OR