I only had a little time for a hike this morning, so I hiked along Slabtown Branch Creek near to where I live in Old Trail. In 30 minutes, I ended up with 17 avian species. There's a retention pond next to Old Trail Drive where I saw thee sandpipers. One of them was a Spotted Sandpiper, and the other two were Solitary Sandpipers. One of the Solitary Sandpipers looked rather unusual. It appeared to have dark malars on each side of it throat, that also extended upward to its crown. I've never seen this before on a Solitary Sandpiper, and wonder if it might be a hybrid? Of course, dirt from foraging in the pond might be the cause, but I would have expected its entire throat to be darker if that was the case. Opinions are appreciated.

Retention pond