Semipalmated Sandpiper Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Small shorebird with a short neck and small head. Breeding birds can have some rusty mottling on the back or have more of a gray-brown color.
© Tyler Ficker / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 07, 2018Nonbreeding adult
Small shorebird with a short neck and small head. The bill is dark and may droop slightly at the tip. Nonbreeding birds have faint streaking on the breast, clean flanks, and dark legs.
© Jonathan Eckerson / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, July 16, 2017Juveniles
Forms large flocks during migration and winter. Note relatively short, straight bill and dark legs.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMaine, July 18, 2012Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Juveniles have a scaly looking back without any rusty coloring. Note darker cap and eyebrow stripe.
© Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, August 23, 2014Juvenile
Juveniles have a scaly looking back caused by white edges to the feathers, and they lack rusty coloring. Note darker cap and eyebrow stripe.
© Daniel Jauvin / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, August 17, 2016Nonbreeding adult
In flight, note dark stripe down the center of the tail bordered by whitish outer tail feathers.
© Frantz Delcroix (Duzont) / Macaulay LibraryGuadeloupe, August 30, 2015Habitat
Winters and migrates along mudflats, sandy beaches, shores of lakes and ponds, and wet meadows.
© Kevin Lantz / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, May 13, 2016Flock
Found in large foraging or roosting flocks of up to several thousand individuals during migration and on the wintering grounds.
© Liz Voellinger / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, August 06, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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