Main Species
Baird's Sandpiper
Juvenile
Medium-sized sandpiper with a broad breast, short legs, and ever so slightly drooping bill. Long wings extend past end of tail. Juveniles have a buffy breast and scaly upperparts.
© Dorian Anderson | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, August 17, 2013Adult
Slender shorebird with broad breast, short legs, and very gently drooping, black bill. Stands with a horizontal posture and wingtips extend beyond the tail.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, August 02, 2005Juvenile
Forages for invertebrates both at the water's edge and away from it, in grassy marshes and wet fields.
© Matthew D. Medler | Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 14, 2014Nonbreeding adult
In flight, note the long wings and weak whitish wing stripe. Also note there is a dark stripe from the lower back to the center of the tail (not visible in this photo).
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryOruro, August 22, 2013Juvenile
Graceful, somewhat short-legged shorebird with a horizontal posture. Juveniles are scaly above with a buffy breast. Wingtips extend beyond the tail.
© Luke Seitz | Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 04, 2010Breeding adult
Breeding adults have dark spotting on the back. Breeds in arctic tundra.
© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 18, 2012In flight with Western Sandpiper
In flight, note the long wings and weak whitish wing stripe (compare with Western Sandpiper, second from the right). Also note dark stripe from the lower back to the center of the tail.
© Margaret Viens | Macaulay LibraryUtah, August 27, 2016