WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
(Calidris fuscicollis)
White-rumped Sandpiper, along with Baird's Sandpiper one of two "large peeps" (with wingtips
projecting beyond the tip of the tail), is distinguished by its two-toned bill with orange red on the
proximal lower mandible, and streaked flanks.
projecting beyond the tip of the tail), is distinguished by its two-toned bill with orange red on the
proximal lower mandible, and streaked flanks.
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Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
OTHER SANDPIPERS
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Red Knot
Rock Sandpiper
Ruff
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
(with Semipalmated Sandpiper)
Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Harvey's Beach, Old Saybrook, CT
June 8, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz
(note larger size compared with Semipalmated Sandpipers)
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 7, 2011 ©John Schwarz