[NewWestBirder]

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) by Randy, on Flickr

Forgot about this capture from a few months ago, so adding it now.

[NewWestBirder]

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) by Randy, on Flickr

Happy to have caught site of this rare visitor that was capturing a lot of attention recently.

[BillGyles]

The storms last week did not just blow the Black-necked Stilt into the Nanaimo Estuary. This Red Phalarope was pointed out to me there a few days later. Like the stilt, it was gone the next day.
Red Phalarope by Bill Gyles, on Flickr

[BillGyles]

Here is a Black Scoter pair from Deep Bay last Tuesday.
Black Scoters by Bill Gyles, on Flickr