NOTES: SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER IN SANTA BARBARA

Abstract

On 13 September 1969 Richard Webster and I observed an immature Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Erolia acuminata) in the salicornia marsh at Goleta Slough, Santa Barbara County, California. The bird remained in the area until 21 September 1969; during this period it was well observed by many others including Bruce Broadbooks, Ralph G. Mancke, Lawrence Sansone III, Jay M. Sheppard, and G. Shumway Suffel.