Today birders of Pierce, King and likely other counties descended on the Fife Oxbow wetlands off 39t St where the Snowy Egret was relocated and Eastern Kingbird, Black Phoebe, Lesser Yellowlegs and more were found. I worked all day, but after dinner in waning light donned my rubber boots to check out the area. Usually this area is underwater, but this “fall” it has dried up perfectly to make a muddy shorebird mecca. As described, rubber boots are mandatory, but it is walkable, and on arrival I had 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 6 Greater Yellowlegs, a Long-billed Dowitcher arrived soon and I enjoyed a muck about.
Definitely a place to monitor this season.