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I believe it’s a Northern Mockingbird

#386 - Ancient Murrelet! Thought it was going to be late October or November before I got one.

I dug up the checklist, figured it belongs in this thread too for such an awesome find https://ebird.org/checklist/S148902457

Yea, that’s what I figured. There’d been a number of reports of SESA at this location. However, the group of Westerns there had the most variation in bill length I’ve ever seen. I suspect there are a few mis-IDs mixed in.

Thought I had finally gotten my nemisis Semipalmated Sandpiper but looking at my photos I'm less sure. This week in Seattle SESA? WESA left, SESA right (might be same bird as above)?

The latter. I'm currently leaning Lesser

I've gone back and forth on this bird a few times. This morning in Seattle Peeps and Killdeer for scale

Only the formerly Pacific-slope Flycatcher.

Another slow summer birding day but got my first tiger beetle. Western Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona)

Woot!

Northern Loggerhead

American Hornet Moth (Sesia tibiale)