Wood sandpiper has never
before been seen in region
Nobody is quite sure
when the wood sandpiper will leave Conanicut Island or how it got here, but
with the colder weather approaching, most think the sandpiper won’t be around
much longer. Jamestown received an unexpected swarm of tourists over the
weekend, and the reason for the uptick was the most unforeseen guest of all: a
2-ounce bird.
To the average person,
the visitor was nothing more than a shorebird whose length was shorter than a
standard ruler. But to birders, it was the opportunity of a lifetime: This is
just the seventh time in the history of the Lower 48 states that the wood
sandpiper has been confi rmed, according to Rachel Farrell, the state’s
unofficial record keeper of birds. It’s also the first time it’s been spotted
in New England.
Farrell was the person
who got the news out that the sandpiper was spotted. For 11 years she has run a
private daily listserv that allows her to email hundreds of birders with
updates on where and when rare birds can be located.
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