Main Species
Surfbird
Breeding adult
Stocky shorebird with short legs and a stout bill. Breeding birds have a speckled belly. Note yellow legs.
© Dorian Anderson | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 26, 2016Nonbreeding adult
Stocky shorebird with short legs and a stout bill. Nonbreeding birds are gray overall. Note yellow legs.
© Matt Brady | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, January 09, 2011Nonbreeding adult
Forages along rocky intertidal zones for bivalves, mollusks, barnacles, and marine algae during the nonbreeding season.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, December 21, 2013Not all videos have sound
Nonbreeding adult
In flight, note white tail with a black band and a thin white stripe down the wings.
© Steven Mlodinow | Macaulay LibraryWashington, October 27, 2011Nonbreeding adult
Stocky shorebird or rocky coastlines. Note yellow legs and stout bill.
© Luke Seitz | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 09, 2017Breeding adult with Black Turnstone
Breeding birds have cinnamon spots on the back.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 21, 2009Breeding adult
Most often found foraging on rocky shorelines, but sometimes uses sandy beaches during migration.
© Keith Parker | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 19, 2017Breeding adult
Forages along rocky shorelines.
© Caleb Hawley | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 28, 2017