Late Summer Shorebirds

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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Listen to BirdNote shows about shorebirds.

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All photos are © Gregg Thompson and may not be used without permission.

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