Shorebirds

Sandpipers of North America

North American birds include species found in the United States (excluding Hawaii) and Canada that are breeding species, regular visitors, and casual and accidental species from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna. In addition, as an identification aid, I have included photos of these species even if the photos were taken outside of the North American area.

All Photos are © Marshall Faintich

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Greater Yellowlegs

Crozet, VA May 2020	Crozet, VA May 2020	King Salmon, AK July 2019	King Salmon, AK July 2019
King Salmon, AK July 2019	King Salmon, AK July 2019	King Salmon, AK July 2019	King Salmon, AK July 2019
Swoope, VA April 2019	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2011
Elsberry, MO April 2013	Elsberry, MO April 2013	Elsberry, MO April 2013	Elsberry, MO April 2013
Skagit WRA, WA August 2015	Skagit WRA, WA August 2015	Skagit WRA, WA August 2015	Swoope, VA April 2017

Lesser Yellowlegs

Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Leonard's Pond, VA October 2018
Marco Island, FL January 2012	Everglades, FL January 2013	Everglades, FL January 2014	Norfolk, VA November 2016
Rockingham County VA; October 2013	Rockingham County VA; October 2013	Rockingham County VA; October 2013	Rockingham County VA; October 2013

Solitary Sandpiper

Waynesboro, VA May 2020	Crozet, VA May 2020	Crozet, VA April 2020	Crozet, VA May 2020
Rockfish Valley, VA September 2007	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016
Crozet, VA May 2012	Crozet, VA May 2015	Leonard's Pond, VA September 2014	Waynesboro, VA May 2013
Crozet, VA May 2019	Crozet, VA May 2017	Crozet, VA May 2017	Crozet, VA May 2017

Spotted Sandpiper

Crozet, VA
April 2020

Crozet, VA
May 2020

Sherando Lake, VA May 2016	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016	Sherando Lake, VA May 2016
Rockfish Valley, VA May 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA May 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2012
Swoope, VA April 2017	Rockfish Valley, VA May 2012	Lake Trafford, FL January 2013	Cape Breton, Canada July 2018

Willet

Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012
Kure Beach, NC August 2007	Kure Beach, NC August 2007	Kure Beach, NC August 2007	Huntington Beach SP December 2019
Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Bethel Beach, VA January 2014

Marbled Godwit

Willis Wharf, VA February 2014	Willis Wharf, VA February 2014	Willis Wharf, VA February 2014	Willis Wharf, VA February 2014
Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015
Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	South Padre Is, TX May 2015	Hilton Head, SC February 2022

Wandering Tattler

Maui, Hawaii January 2009	Maui, Hawaii January 2009	Maui, Hawaii January 2009	Maui, Hawaii January 2009
Galápagos Islands January 2019	Galápagos Islands January 2019	Galápagos Islands January 2019	Galápagos Islands January 2019

Ruddy Turnstone

Magee Marsh, OH May 2013	Magee Marsh, OH May 2013	Magee Marsh, OH May 2013	Huntington Beach SP December 2019
Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2016
Huntington Beach SP January 2020	Bethel Beach, VA March 2013	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014

Purple Sandpiper

Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014
Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT,VA February 2014
Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT,VA November 2016

Sanderling

Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Huntington Beach SP January 2020
Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014
Bethel Beach, VA March 2016	Indian River Inlet DE; November 2017	Grandview Preserve VA; March 2016	North Haven Beach VA; January 2016

Red Knot

Marco Island, FL January 2013	Marco Island, FL January 2013	Marco Island, FL January 2013
Marco Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013	Sanibel Island, FL January 2013

Dunlin

Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012
Indian River Inlet DE; November 2017	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Bethel Beach, VA March 2013	Bethel Beach, VA March 2016
Bethel Beach, VA March 2016	Bethel Beach, VA March 2016	Grandview Preserve, VA March 2016	Grandview Preserve, VA March 2016
Waynesboro, VA May 2013	Waynesboro, VA May 2013	Hilton Head, SC February 2022	Hilton Head, SC February 2022

Pectoral Sandpiper

Rockfish Valley, VA September 2007	Rockfish Valley, VA September 2007	Elsberry, MO April 2013	Swoope, VA July 2016
Swoope, VA August 2013	Swoope, VA August 2013	Swoope, VA August 2013	Swoope, VA August 2013

White-rumped Sandpiper

Mt. Crawford, VA
May 2017

Baird's Sandpiper

Stuart's Draft, VA
September 2016

Semipalmated Sandpiper

New Castle, NH August 2011	New Castle, NH August 2011	Leonard's Pond, VA May 2019	Kure Beach, NC August 2007
Kure Beach, NC August 2007	Kure Beach, NC August 2007	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014

Western Sandpiper

Padilla Bay, WA
August 2015

Marco Island, FL
January 2012

Least Sandpiper

Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Swoope, VA July 2016	Hilton Head, SC February 2022
Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Bethel Beach, VA August 2014	Stuart's Draft, VA August 2015
Stuart's Draft, VA September 2016	Stuart's Draft, VA September 2016	St. Louis County, MO August 2018	Leonard's Pond, VA May 2019

Stilt Sandpiper

Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014	Marco Island, FL January 2014
Rockingham County, VA October 2013	Rockingham County, VA October 2013	Rockingham County, VA October 2013	Estero Llano Grande SP, TX; May 2015
Estero Llano Grande SP, TX; May 2015	Stuart's Draft, VA August 2015	Stuart's Draft, VA August 2015	Stuart's Draft, VA August 2015

Long-billed Dowitcher

Estero Llano Grande SP, TX; May 2015	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012	Marco Island, FL January 2012
Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Gilbert, AZ April 2014	Gilbert, AZ April 2014

Short-billed Dowitcher

Marco Island, FL
January 2012

Marco Island, FL
January 2014

Wilson's Snipe

Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014	Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014	Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014	Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014
Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014	Leonard's Pond, VA November 2014	Swoope, VA November 2014	Swoope, VA November 2014
Rockingham County, VA October 2013	Rockingham County, VA October 2013	Swoope, VA November 2012	Rockingham County, VA October 2013
Crozet, VA October 2012	Crozet, VA October 2012	Crozet, VA October 2012	Crozet, VA October 2012
Crozet, VA April 2018	Crozet, VA April 2018	Elsberry, MO March 2009	Swoope, VA December 2020
Eagle Lakes, FL January 2014	Eagle Lakes, FL January 2014	Harnes Marsh, FL January 2014	Crozet, VA November 2014