Photo
Study Of Baird's Sandpipers At Green Lane, August 23rd, 2010
A friend
called this morning and told me that there were three juvenile Baird's Sandpipers working
the flats at the Church Road area of Green Lane Park. Green Lane is only fifteen
minutes from my home so it wasn't too difficult to convince me to give it
a try. The Baird's Sandpipers were hanging out with a bunch of juvenile Least
Sandpipers.
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpiper At Green Lane This Morning
Two
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpipers Fly At Green Lane This Morning
Two
Juvenile
Baird's
Sandpipers At Green Lane This Morning
Adult
Baird's Sandpiper
Behind A
Pectoral At Green Lane On September 6th, 2008
The Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small
shorebird (7.5 inches long; wingspan 17 inches.) Adults have black legs and a short thin dark bill. They are dark
brown on top and mainly white underneath with a black patch on the rump.
The head and breast are light brown with dark streaks. In winter
plumage, this species is paler brownish gray above. One of the best identification features is its long wings, which
extend beyond the tail when the bird is on the ground. Their breeding habitat is the northern tundra from eastern
Eastern Siberia to western Greenland. They nest on the ground, usually in dry locations with low vegetation.
They forage by moving about mudflats, picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects
as well as small crustaceans. They are a
long distance migrant and their primary migration route
is through the center of North America and Mexico to their wintering
grounds on the west coast
of South America. This species is a rare vagrant to western
Europe.
The Baird's Sandpiper
was named for Spencer Fullerton Baird, a 19th century naturalist.
(Wikipedia; Cornell BNA)
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see a larger image of any of the photos below, please click on either the thumbnails
or the captions...thanks!
Howard B. Eskin 2010 
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