Thanks to those who gave their opinions concerning the shorebird mystery. After all considerations, it seems that we had a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the Bodie Island Lighthouse on 8/29/14. This was a life-bird for me and evidently a good bird to locate. I-Bird Pro says it is a disappearing species that could face extinction someday. Here's one more look at the bird... DaveR/Breaks,VA
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