I got an early phone call this morning telling me that there was a WOOD SANDPIPER down at Bowling Green Marsh , Topsham , and as i live in Topsham i got down there pretty quick .
I arrived just in time to see it fly off ! it landed again on the marsh , but we spent quite a while looking for it but couldn`t see it again .
But there were a few other birds on view these included .
17 LITTLE EGRET , LITTLE GREBE , 3 COMMON SANDPIPER , 2 COMMON BUZZARD a JAY & a SEDGE WARBLER .
There were numerous HOUSE & SAND MARTIN & SWALLOW also .
Hi Dave,
Hudsonian Godwit is something of a rarity in California (less than 20 records), and winters in S America. Marbled Godwit is a common winterer, especially in San Francisco Bay. I guess the closest good shorebird site to Palm Springs is the Salton Sea, which often gets wintering goodies such as Stilt Sandpiper. I don't know Southern California very well, perhaps you could try asking Andy at the LA Birding blog.
Good luck!
Richard