Condition
Dead
Animal
Western Sandpiper
Identification Confidence
best guess
Observation Date / Time
mic #869 Calidris sp. (Western Sandpiper BG)
@ 34.687860, -120.599899 & 2015.04.28 ; 19:00 ; ~1wk? Co 25?.
Ocean Park Rd. ~0.2 mi. E parking lot, Ocean Park, Lompoc. E bd lane. Tidal marsh/ salt marsh. Older? flat-skin, quite battered, incomplete. Xm, fs d. Only wings and part body skin & feathers left: wing-chord ~98-100 mm. Available plumage matches # 868 closely: likely conspecific.
Observer
Michael I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
about one week
Roadway Speed Limit
25 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
Ocean Park Rd., Ocean Park, Lompoc. E bd lane. Tidal marsh/ salt marsh.