Shorebirds on Long Island, New York (July/August) (1 Viewer)

[rosiegirl]

Hi! My 15 year old son is an avid birder and we are struggling to identify a few birds seen on Long Island, NY in the summer. I am attaching pictures with numbers!

1. He thinks maybe a Semipalmated Sandpiper?
2. A possible Baird's Sandpiper with some Semipalmated?
3. He thinks maybe a Semipalmated Sandpiper?
4. He thinks maybe a Semipalmated Sandpiper?

Thank you!

 

[rosiegirl]

Oops, the pictures didn't attach!

 

[cajanuma]

Hi,

1-3 are Sanderlings, 4 is a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper

 

[RafaelMatias]

Hi,

1-3 are Sanderlings, 4 is a juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper

Agreed.

 

[Microtus]

Agreed.

I also agree.

 

[KC Foggin]

Also agree with the above

 

[rosiegirl]

Also agree with the above

Thanks all! I wonder what we've been identifying as Sanderlings, then? Are these Sanderlings? How do I tell the difference between a Sanderling and a Semipalmated Sandpiper?

 

[lou salomon]

sanderlings are slightly larger, lack a hind toe and plumage also differs. in flight, sanderlings show a very bold white wing-bar (more narrow and less conspicous in the other peeps).