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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos

8" (20.5 cm). Upperparts brown, barred and lightly streaked with dark; upper breast finely streaked, underparts white. Longer tail and more white in wing help to distinguish juvenile and winter adult from Spotted Sandpiper.… read more

Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia

 

7 1/2" (19 cm). Bobs tail almost constantly. Breeding adults are brown above, with bold white wing stripe, white below with bold black spots on breast and belly. Fall birds lack black spots below, have brownish smudge at sides of breast.… read more

Surfbird
Aphriza virgata

10" (25 cm). Breeding adults have blackish upperparts spotted with white, chestnut, whitish underparts barred with black. Winter birds dark gray above and on breast. All plumages have bold white wing stripe, white rump.… read more

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

 

8-10" (20-25 cm). A stocky shorebird with orange legs. Upperparts mainly rusty red in summer, brown in winter; underparts white. Face, breast have conspicuous black markings, duller but still visible in winter. Bold pattern of black and white visible in flight.… read more

Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala

 

9" (23 cm). Breeding plumage, black upperparts, head, breast; large white spot in front of eye, white line above eye; fine white spotting, nape across side of breast; white belly. Legs dark. Bill short, slightly upturned. In flight, shows black/white pattern.… read more

Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda

 

11-12 1/2" (28-32 cm). Long yellowish legs, slender neck, small head, short bill. Upperparts brown, scaly, underparts streaked, barred. Tail long, wedge-shaped. Often holds wings upward briefly on alighting, exposing black and white barring on underwing.… read more

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata

8 1/2" (22 cm). Brownish overall, cap redder, eyebrow broader. Breast pale, buff colored, with faint streaking limited to sides in immatures; breast pattern not sharply contrasting.… read more

Sanderling
Calidris alba

8" (20 cm). A starling-sized shorebird with conspicuous white wing stripe. Summer adults have rufous head and breast, white belly. In winter, rufous areas replaced by pale gray, and birds look almost white. Bill and legs black.… read more

Dunlin
Calidris alpina

 

8 1/2" (22 cm). A starling-sized shorebird. Bill fairly long, with distinct droop at tip. Breeding adults have reddish back, whitish underparts, with black patch in center of belly. Winter birds are dull gray, paler below.… read more

Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii

7 1/2" (19 cm). Short straight bill; wing tips extend beyond end of tail giving bird a "pointed" look behind. Breeding adults have buff tinge on face, splotchy pattern on upperparts. Juveniles have buff face, breast, bold white scaling on upperparts.… read more

Red Knot
Calidris canutus

10.5" (27 cm). Breeding adults have pinkish-rufous face and underparts, dark brown upperparts with pale feather edgings. Fall birds gray above, whitish below. Rump dark; wing stripe faint; bill straight and slightly tapered; legs greenish.… read more

Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea

8" (20 cm). Entire bill noticeably curved. Summer adults are rich cinnamon or chestnut. Winter birds gray above and white below. Immatures have buff breast, upperparts marked with buff scaling. White rump visible in flight.… read more

White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis

 

7 1/2" (19 cm). Short straight bill, white rump. Wing tips extend beyond end of tail. Breeding, tinge of rusty color on crown, ear coverts, dark brown streaks or spots on flanks. Fall, gray upperparts, gray wash on breast, a narrow, pale eyebrow.… read more

Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus

8 1/2" (22 cm). A starling-sized sandpiper with long greenish legs and long bill, slightly down-curved at tip. Wings lack stripe. Breeding adult has chestnut head stripes and barring below. Nonbreeding birds have much paler plumage and a white line over the eye.… read more

Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima

9" (23 cm). Breeding birds finely streaked with brown and black on head and neck, heavily spotted on breast. Winter adults mainly dark slate, with whitish spot in front of eye, and yellow legs. Bill dull orange with black tip.… read more

Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri

 

6 1/2" (17 cm). Similar to Semipalmated Sandpiper and not always easy to distinguish, but bill tends to be longer, with more evident droop at tip. In summer, crown and upper back rusty; in winter, crown and upper back dull gray.… read more

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos

 

9" (23 cm). A chunky, somewhat short-legged wader with heavily streaked breast sharply delineated from unmarked white belly. Legs yellow. In flight, wings dark with no prominent stripe.… read more

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla

 

6" (15 cm). The smallest of American shorebirds. Brownish above, with yellowish or greenish legs, short thin bill, and streaked breast. Grayer in winter plumage. Bill shorter, thinner, and more pointed than in Semipalmated or Western sandpipers.… read more

Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis

 

8-9" (20-23 cm). Winter birds plain slate-gray on head, breast, and upperparts; dark bill has pale base. Breeding birds rusty above, with pale head and dark ear patch, black patch on lower breast (not on belly as in Dunlin). Legs greenish yellow.… read more

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla

 

5 1/2-6 3/4" (14-17 cm). Slightly larger than Least Sandpiper. In all plumages, grayer above with less-streaked breast than other "peeps." Feet black. Bill black, short, drooping slightly at tip; noticeably stouter than bill of Least Sandpiper.… read more

Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis

6 1/2" (17 cm). Breeding: face, neck, and upper breast rufous (reddish-brown), with white chin spot, and rest of underparts white; upperparts rufous and brown with black blotches. Fall birds lack rufous tone. Rump dark, bill and feet black, white wing stripe.… read more

Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

 

15" (38 cm). A large shorebird, gray-brown, with a long straight bill. Best identified in flight by its flashy black and white wing pattern. Gray legs and thicker bill distinguish it from Greater Yellowlegs.… read more

Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata (Gallinago gallinago)

 

10 1/2" (27 cm). A long-billed, brownish shorebird with striped head and back, white belly, and rust in tail. Usually seen when flushed from edge of a marsh or a pond. Flight fast and erratic.… read more

Gray-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes

10" (25.5 cm). Fine ventral barring, confined to breast and flanks; midbreast, belly, and undertail coverts nearly pure white; distinct white eyebrows meet on forehead.… read more

Wandering Tattler
Heteroscelus incanus

 

11" (28 cm). A medium-sized sandpiper, uniform gray above, with whitish eyebrow, dark rump and tail, and greenish-yellow legs. Breeding birds have heavily barred underparts. Winter birds whitish below, with a gray wash on sides and flanks.… read more

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus

12" (30 cm). Dark long bill, white lower back, rump; black/white checkered tail, green legs. Summer, reddish underparts, variable spotting on breast, sides, barred flanks. Winter birds are gray overall, with pale eyebrow and white lower back, rump.… read more

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus

 

12" (30 cm). Dark long bill, white lower back, rump, black/white checkered tail, green legs. Summer, reddish underparts, barring on breast, sides, flanks, reddish edges on feathers of upperparts. Winter, gray overall, with pale eyebrow; white lower back rump.… read more

Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa

 

18" (46 cm). A crow-sized shorebird, dark and mottled above, cinnamon-buff below, with cinnamon wing linings and long, pinkish, upturned bill.… read more

Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica

 

15" (38 cm). Long, slightly upturned bill. Breeding adult has barred chestnut underparts, mottled brown upperparts. Fall birds grayish above, whitish below. All plumages have black and white tail, broad white wing stripe, and black wing linings.… read more

Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica

 

15-18" (38-46 cm). Large, with barred tail, no white wing stripe, and brown wing linings with white barring.… read more

Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa

12-15" (30.5-38 cm). Similar to Hudsonian Godwit, but wing linings and wing stripe extensively white. Breeding: head, neck, and breast rich orange; sides variably barred with black; tail black, broad white uppertail feathers; long bill only slightly curved.… read more

Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus

 

23" (58 cm). A large curlew, warm brown and buff below, with cinnamon wing linings, no head pattern, and very long, sickle-shaped bill.… read more

Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

 

17" (43 cm). Down-curved bill. Uniform brown or gray-brown above, with bold head stripes and long legs.… read more

Bristle-thighed Curlew
Numenius tahitiensis

17" (43 cm). A large shorebird, similar to Whimbrel but tinged with buff, especially on breast, with pale reddish-brown tail; base of bill pale.… read more

Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicaria

 

8" (20 cm). Conspicuous wing stripe, short yellow bill with black tip. Breeding adults rich chestnut, with dark crown, white face. Females more boldly patterned than males. In winter, gray above and white below, with pale crown, dark line through eye, and dark bill.… read more

Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus

 

7" (18 cm). Conspicuous wing stripe. Breeding, dark head, back; white chin, belly separated by chestnut upper breast, sides of neck. Females more boldly patterned. Winter, darker above, dark line through eye, usually dark crown, entirely white below. Bill thin.… read more

Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor

 

9" (23 cm). Needle-like bill; pearl-gray head, back; white underparts; black stripe through eye, down neck; chestnut markings on breast, back. Fall, pale gray above, white below. Females more boldly patterned than males.… read more

Ruff
Philomachus pugnax

11" (28 cm). Short tapered bill. Breeding males, ear tufts, ruffs, gorgets in any combination of black, white, chestnut, gray, buff, etc. Females, winter males, duller-gray or brown above, pale spot at base of bill, white below; leg, yellow to green, brown, red.… read more

American Woodcock
Scolopax minor

 

11" (28 cm). A chunky, quail-sized bird with a very long bill and rounded wings. Rufous below, "dead leaf" pattern above, with transverse black bands on head. Eyes large, bulging, and located close to back of head.… read more

Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus

12" (30.5 cm). Slender long bill with droop at tip, lower mandible red; legs orange or orange-red. Breeding, underparts black; upperparts spotted white; wing linings, upper rump, back show white in flight. Winter, uniformly gray above, white below.… read more

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