Sabine's Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper at Tinemaha

Observers: Chris Howard
Email: chowardattelisdotorg
Remote Name: 65.244.204.242
Date: 08/24/03
Time: 09:49:28 PM

Today, Sunday 24 Aug, on the east side of Tinemaha there was a juvenile Sabine's Gull...very striking and not shy...it walked to within 20 feet of me. I worked hard to find a Semipalmated Sandpiper, which I finally did among the 500 or so Least and Western's. There were also a few Baird's sandpipers and first fall migrants of Pectoral Sandpiper.

Sabine's Gull back pattern:

Sabine's Gull:

Pectoral Sandpiper:

Semipalmated Sandpiper: