Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at the Wastewater

Thanks to Glenda Eikenberry and Ken Sapkowski for calling to inform us of a confirmed Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at the Wastewater this morning.  It was in Section C of the rapid-filtration lagoons; i.e., the center area of the grassy fields south of the entrance road (White) and north of the aeration lagoons.

A quick check of eBird indicates this is only the third sighting of the species in Michigan, the second in July 2017 at Point Mouille State Game Area near Detroit and the first in August 2016 at the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System.

It's an Asian species, similar to a Pectoral Sandpiper, a rarity along the west coast of the United States.  If you get a photo, please email it and we'll post it here.

- Ric