Red Phalarope and Ruddy Turnstone at Owens Lake

From: Cheyenne Laczek-Johnson and Miko Ruhlen
Email: mruhlen@prbo.org
Remote Name: 209.178.164.116
Date: 08/28/02
Time: 01:33 PM

Description

Cheyenne saw the Red Phalarope at Dirty Socks Seep. Identified by red abdomen, black cap, white and dark facial stripes, bi-colored bill yellow at base. Miko Ruhlen saw the Ruddy Turnstone in the shallow flood south of Sulfate road, just west of mainline road (about 18-20 bubblers south of sulfate road). Identified by orange leggs, distinctive flight marks and dark bib.