And every single bird signed a promissory note pledging to be there for the OBA conference this weekend. They also promised to bring one rarity back each. Tim has copies. Harv Schubothe Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:26:21 -0700 Subject: [obol] Coos Birds 9/23/2014 From: timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Stopped by Bandon Marsh kind of quick on my way north late PM here is what I saw from the observation desk: 3000- WESTERN/LEAST SANDPIPERS (The birds I could see close to the deck were mostly Westerns, maybe 80%, but there were lots of other birds further out I couldn't see well- around 2,000)70- BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS60- DUNLIN2- MARBLED GODWITS2- PECTORAL SANDPIPERS1- juvie PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVERthe tide was coming in, would have been nice to walk out and get a closer look at birds, this is a great time of year to find some unusual species. Merry migration!Tim RCoos Bay