From: Rex Rowan <rexrowan@gmail.com>
To: Alachua County birding report
Andy Kratter just called (9:07 a.m.) to report a Baird’s Sandpiper at Sweetwater Wetland Park. As you enter the park, go left toward the red metal bridge that spans the grassy channel between Cells 1 and 2. The bird is at the far end of the channel, opposite the bridge. This is the second Alachua County record, and the first in spring. The first county record was an immature bird seen almost ten years ago, on 12 September 2005 at the Dollar General pond in Alachua: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30736692@N00/241867000/in/album-72157594281975202/ Keep in mind that this one won’t look like that, since it’s an adult. It will look more like this: http://www.larkwire.com/static/content/images/ipad/WBNA1/BairdsSandpiper.jpg