Thanks to Michael Musumeche. I had completely missed the lack of a dark elbow, and slightly shorter wings of the Solitary. What threw me was the location, and the complete lack of any other shorebirds in the vicinity...something that rarely occurs with the Lesser. -- Monte Phillips TX City Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. Mark Twain Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner