Wandering Tattler Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized shorebird with a long bill, and short thick yellow legs. Breeding birds are gray above and barred gray and white below. Bobs its tail up and down.
© Matt Davis | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 25, 2019Nonbreeding adult/immature
Constantly bobs its tail up and down. Walks along rocky shorelines where its gray back and chest blend in with the rocks.
© Brian SullivanCalifornia, April 19, 2008Breeding adult
Forages on rocky or sandy substrates, often within the intertidal zone, for small marine invertebrates, insects, and fish. Frequently bobs its tail up and down while walking.
© Benjamin Clock | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 27, 2009Not all videos have soundNonbreeding adult/immature
In flight, entirely gray above.
© Mat Gilfedder | Macaulay LibraryNew South Wales, April 05, 2016Nonbreeding adult/immature
Medium-sized shorebird with a long bill and thick legs. Typically walks with a horizontal posture while bobbing its tail. Nonbreeding birds are gray above with an unmarked gray chest. Note yellow legs.
© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 26, 2014Breeding adult
Breeding adults have a heavily barred gray belly and a white line in front of their eye.
© Aaron Marshall | Macaulay LibraryAlaska, May 18, 2009Breeding adult (with Black Turnstone)
Larger and longer than Black Turnstones. Yellow legs and barred belly are diagnostic.
© Ivan Dubinsky | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, July 17, 2016Breeding adult
Forages along rocky shorelines where it blends in with the rocks.
© Bruce Wedderburn | Macaulay LibraryNorfolk Island, April 04, 2011Compare with Similar Species
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Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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