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Late Summer Shorebirds

Gregg Thompson

August 20, 2020

Celebrating Shorebirds!

It's late summer and all across North America, millions of shorebirds — sandpipers and plovers — are on the move. Seattle photographer Gregg Thompson has been following the annual pilgrimage for the last few years.
Here's a handful of the birds he's seen. Thanks, Gregg.

Greater Yellowlegs

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Least Sandpiper

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Baird's Sandpiper

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Wandering Tattler

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Lesser Yellowlegs

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Long-billed Dowitcher, early August

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Pectoral Sandpiper

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Red-necked Phalarope

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Ruddy Turnstone

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Black Turnstone — banded!

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Ruff

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Semipalmated Plover

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Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Solitary Sandpiper

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Spotted Sandpiper

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Stilt Sandpiper

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Western Sandpiper

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Wilson's Plover

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OK, so we can't resist sharing these photos, too, because they're just too darned good, even if they weren't taken in late summer. One more opportunity for you to brush up on your shorebird ID.

Long-billed Dowitcher, late September

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Marbled Godwit, April

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Red Knot, April

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Rock Sandpiper, May

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Western Sandpiper — at lunch! April

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Whimbrel, April

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More About These Birds

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)

Tringa melanoleuca

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Calidris bairdii

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

Calidris minutilla

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)

Tringa incana

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Tringa flavipes

Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Calidris melanotos

Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Phalaropus lobatus

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Arenaria interpres

Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

Arenaria melanocephala

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Calidris pusilla

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Actitis macularius

Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

Calidris mauri

Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)

Charadrius wilsonia

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