MDOers - FYI. There is a good write up of a 1997 sighting of a Little Stint in Canada's Yukon Province on the web . It includes a sketch. The URL is: http://yukonweb.com/community/ybc/stint.html There are no accepted records of Little Stint in Maryland. Phil At 08:29 PM 09/01/1999 -0400, Gail Frantz wrote: >Dot Gustafson, Ruth Culbertson, Marion Wilson & I spent close to 2 hrs today >at Ridgley trying to determine what this little sandpiper could be. We had >close & excellent looks at this dark legged bird. He was feeding the entire >time and stood next to several Least sandpipers which gave us an opportunity >to note & compare their similar size but very different plumage >characteristics. If possible, would someone please check out this bird (IF >he's still there?) Your results will determine a champagne toast or gnashing >of teeth. ================================================ Phil Davis, Secretary MD/DC Records Committee home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org ================================================