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***Rare. We were birding the cemetery, generally heading back toward the vehicle when Rafa and Viviana spotted a large shorebird in flight at 4:23. I immediately recognized it as a breeding plumage Hudsonian Godwit, with deep rufous-orange underparts, a paler head, blackish wings with a white wing stripe. We watched the bird fly directly overhead, close enough to see barring on the sides, only about 50 meters high. We ended up having excellent looks. The bird was undoubtably dropped by the storm system to the south, which was producing heavy rain (although there was no precipitation here).