| I went up to Volusia County to add Glaucous Gull and Purple Sandpiper
to my year list. The Glaucous came in to the county landfill
around 7:40, but stayed for less than ten minutes. There were
many other gulls in the area, but no more white-winged types.
Since I was doing very well on time (I had planned to spend most of the
morning looking for this bird), I headed over to Ponce Inlet where I
met up with Michael Brothers to look for Purple Sandpiper. The
tide was very high, and waves were crashing over the jetty, but after
about 15 minutes of talking and scanning the ocean a fat shorebird flew
out of the rocks and into the sun. Luckily it turned back so I
could make sure it was one of the Purples that has been hanging out
here for a while. A scan of the beach revealed a few gulls, but
more importantly I got a phone call saying the Spindalis is still being
seen in Broward County. I will be there tomorrow.
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