least sandpiper

I believe this is correct!

American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos) with a Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) in the foreground.

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) nonbreeding plumage.

Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) Nonbreeding plumage.

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Nonbreeding plumage.

western (right) and least (left) sandpipers

Along with a few Turnstones, there were also a few Least Sandpipers - easily differentiated from other small "peeps" by their yellow legs.

Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla).

Least Sandpiper (Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) and Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri). Least Sandpiper is in front. Western Sandpiper is closer to being in non-breeding plumage than breeding plumage.

I thought this comical.

seen on shore daily at least 20 birds

both species were quite common

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) East end of Galveston Island. Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island, adjacent to Galveston Bay.

These lovely little birds were in large group which included ruddy turnstones, and (possible) sandpiper. They almost looked like chicks of the larger birds. Very cute. Shown with a clump of seaweed as scale to give a rough estimate of size.

Once the tide was out far enough to expose a bit of mudflat, the peeps spread out along the shore and went to work foraging. I just sat on a grassy shelf above the shore and waited while a handful of them worked their way closer and closer.

Once the tide was out far enough to expose a bit of mudflat, the peeps spread out along the shore and went to work foraging. I just sat on a grassy shelf above the shore and waited while a handful of them worked their way closer and closer.

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Sexes similar. Nonbreeding plumage. Ray Roberts Lake State Park, southest of Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas, USA. Situated in the Cross Timbers and Prairies Vegetational Area at 193 m (632 ft) elevation.

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Sexes similar. Breeding plumage. Shell Ridge Road, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, USA. Coastal Prairie and Marshes Vegetational Area. Small depressional pond in a coastal salt pan at ca. 1 m (3.3 ft) elevation.

I have worked on the water in Annapolis, Md. for about 10 years now. I have been able to see and photograph many lifers during this time. Every spotting is an exciting event for me. There were two of theses guys on the boat ramp and we scared them off while hauling a boat this morning. I...

This were several of these birds with large flock of Willets and Avocets. There were also some Semipalmated Plovers. Not a good image, but it is a first for me.

with Least Sandpiper on top.