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From: mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser)
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Subject: Re: anyone seen any...
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Date: 5 Sep 90 00:39:23 GMT
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In article <6782@dog.ee.lbl.gov>, wander@csa2.lbl.gov (ADRIAN WANDER) writes:
> 
> What did you think of the Rufous-Necked Stint? I understand that there has
> been doubts expressed about the identification of this bird. By the way, 
> there's a Great Knot in Oregon which I believe is the first record for the
> lower 48.

	I didn't see it. On Monday nobody had seen it, at least not
before I left at about 12:30. The "story" that I heard is this:
Don Roberson found the bird and identified it. He even claimed to
have seen the lack of webbing between the toes. On Sunday there was
an intense discussion between Joe Morlan (of the Northern Cal. RBA)
and Arnold Small, Morlan defending the stint ID and Small asking why
it wasn't just a Western Sandpiper. Evidently, the bird was molting
into basic plumage, but still had a buffy tinge about the neck and
breast. I guess it's another tricky call for the California Bird
Records Committee.

Mike