On April 17th, Daniel Donnecke kayaked out to the Trial Islands off Victoria and found the Purple Sandpiper mixed among Black Turnstones. This sighting comes exactly two months after the last report of the bird viewed on Little Trial Island by scoping from the Victoria shoreline. Daniel's eBird checklist, including six photos of the Purple Sandpiper, can be viewed here.
It was hoped that a sighting this late in the spring would allow us to see some alternate feathers filling in, but instead the plumage is still drab and further worn. Hopefully this bird will continue to be sighted and the birding community can document feathers molting in.
The bird continues in basic plumage on Kitty Islat as of April 25th and was last seen by Paul Lehman et al.
Please see previous post HERE on this bird for maps and location information.
It was hoped that a sighting this late in the spring would allow us to see some alternate feathers filling in, but instead the plumage is still drab and further worn. Hopefully this bird will continue to be sighted and the birding community can document feathers molting in.
The bird continues in basic plumage on Kitty Islat as of April 25th and was last seen by Paul Lehman et al.
Please see previous post HERE on this bird for maps and location information.
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