Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

Paula Hansley

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Apr 14, 2021, 2:46:20 PM4/14/21

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Here is a px of part of the snipe flock at Sawhill this morning. I counted 12 of them in the area:

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Emil Yappert

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Apr 14, 2021, 3:34:12 PM4/14/21

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13 snipe at North Teller Lake also, as well as the Common Sandpiper

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Here is a px of part of the snipe flock at Sawhill this morning. I counted 12 of them in the area:

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DAVID J WALTMAN

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Apr 14, 2021, 8:10:14 PM4/14/21

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Common Sandpiper? Wouldn’t that be a record for the lower 48?

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DAVID J WALTMAN

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Apr 14, 2021, 8:25:47 PM4/14/21

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Now reading Paula Hansley’s report, I assume Emil meant Spotted Sandpiper, not Common Sandpiper.

David Waltman

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Paula Hansley

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Apr 14, 2021, 8:38:37 PM4/14/21

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Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed! My new phone auto corrects way too much.

Paula

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On Apr 14, 2021, at 6:25 PM, DAVID J WALTMAN <djwa...@comcast.net> wrote:

Now reading Paula Hansley’s report, I assume Emil meant Spotted Sandpiper, not Common Sandpiper.

David Waltman

Boulder

On 04/14/2021 6:09 PM DAVID J WALTMAN <djwa...@comcast.net> wrote:

Common Sandpiper? Wouldn’t that be a record for the lower 48?

David Waltman

Boulder

On 04/14/2021 1:23 PM Emil Yappert <eaya...@gmail.com> wrote:

13 snipe at North Teller Lake also, as well as the Common Sandpiper

On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 12:46 PM Paula Hansley < redstar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is a px of part of the snipe flock at Sawhill this morning. I counted 12 of them in the area:

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Deborah Carstensen

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Apr 14, 2021, 8:46:56 PM4/14/21

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Is a flock of snipes called snipers?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed! My new phone auto corrects way too much.

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Karl Stecher Jr.

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Apr 15, 2021, 1:52:39 AM4/15/21

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Are the ones who check out the identification called snopers?

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Subject: Re: [cobirds] Snipe flock at Sawhill Ponds

Is a flock of snipes called snipers?

Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county

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?Spotted sandpiper is what I thought I typed! My new phone auto corrects way too much.

Paula

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?

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Emil Yappert

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Apr 15, 2021, 11:51:37 AM4/15/21

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You are correct. Not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that!

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