Our target species was a birders' favorite, albeit seldom found this early in the migrating season: a buff-breasted sandpiper. These handsome, almost pinkish-plumed shorebirds possess a peaceful ...

North Dakota's prairie potholes get a lot justifiable credit for their role in helping sustain the continent's waterfowl populations. What we don't often hear about is the equally important role that ...

If you’ve made the drive either direction between Frisco and Breckenridge in the last week, you’ve seen scores of people out on the south end of Dillon Reservoir attempting to catch a glimpse of ...

High water March 9 at Lake Red Rock overflows the banks of the Des Moines River north of Pleasantville. Pectoral sandpipers feed in the wet grassy areas and exposed mudflats of the lake at lower water ...

From shores of wild waterways to not-so-wild urban ponds, a small bird startles up and flies low over the water with quick, stiff wingbeats. It's a spotted sandpiper, a small shorebird often ...

Educational games, science presentations, birding tours and sketching were a part of the Utqiaġvik Shorebird Festival last week. The free two-day event celebrated shorebirds – such as the American ...

On a recent trip to Conneaut, which is as far northeast as one can get in Ohio, I had the great fortune of seeing one of the rarest birds that appears annually in our state. The harbor and dredge ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. My wife and I have recently returned from a week in Lubec, the easternmost ...

ABSTRACT: The recent demonstration of mudflat surficial biofilm feeding by western sandpiper Calidris mauri has provided new insight into the feeding ecology of shorebirds. We assessed feeding modes ...

Claim to fame: This long-beaked bird may have the biological classification of “shorebird,” but when it’s in Missouri, it probably won’t be anywhere near shores. In this area, as is the case ...

A new study addresses concerns over the many Arctic shorebird populations in precipitous decline. Evident from the study is that monitoring and protection of habitat where the birds breed, winter, and ...

Could you please tell me what bird is in the attached photo? It was feeding in a muddy pond not far from my house. It looks like a shorebird, but it’s a long way from the “shore.” –Dave, Franklin, MA ...