Plovers and Sandpipers
The following photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995 Digital Camera attached
to a Kowa TSN4 telescope.
* Black-bellied Plover (juvenile) - Whihala Beach, Hammond, Indiana - October, 2005
American Golden-plover (juvenile) - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - October, 2005
Snowy Plover - Clearwater, Florida - April, 2002
Wilson's Plover - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002
* Semipalmated Plover - Avalon, NJ - October, 2003 and George Lake, Hammond, IN - September, 2005
Piping Plover - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003 and August, 2006
* Piping Plover (juvenile in flight) - Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - July, 2007
Killdeer - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - May, 2003
American Oystercatcher - Clearwater, Florida - April, 2002
Black Oystercatcher - Monterey Bay, California - August, 1995
* Black-necked Stilt - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006
Black-necked Stilt (in flight) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006
* Black-necked Stilt (in flight) - Cane Ridge Wildlife Area, Gibson County, Indiana - June, 2007
* American Avocet (adult) - E. Chicago , IN - August, 2003 and Salton Sea, CA - June, 2006
* American Avocet (adults in Flight) - Joerse Park, E. Chicago, Indiana - August, 2003
American Avocet (basic plumage) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - October, 2007
Greater Yellowlegs (adult) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2004
Lesser Yellowlegs (fresh adult) - Wakarusa Wastewater Ponds, Indiana - April, 2006
Lesser Yellowlegs (worn adult) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - July, 2002
Lesser Yellowlegs (juvenile) - Lake County, IN - Aug.,2005 and Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, IN - Aug., 2005
Lesser Yellowlegs (in flight) - Porter County, Indiana - August, 2007
Solitary Sandpiper (adult) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2004
Solitary Sandpiper (juvenile) - Lake County, Indiana - August, 2005
Solitary Sandpiper (in flight) - Porter County, Indiana - August, 2007
Willet (Eastern race) - Largo, Florida - April, 2002
Willet (Western Race - adult and juveniles) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2005
Willet (Western Race in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - July, 2006
Spotted Sandpiper - Miller Beach, Indiana - August 2004 and July, 2003
Upland Sandpiper - Allegan SGA, Michigan - April, 1995
Whimbrel - Ventura, California - June, 2006
Long-billed Curlew - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006
Marbled Godwit - Lostwood NWR, North Dakota - June, 2002
Ruddy Turnstone (breeding adult) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August 2004
Ruddy Turnstone - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - December, 2007
Ruddy Turnstone (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
* Red Knot - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002
Red Knot (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
Sanderling (adult basic) - Largo, Florida - April, 2002 (juvenile)
Sanderling (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Indiana - September, 2006
Sanderling (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
Semipalmated Sandpiper (juvenile) - Avalon, New Jersey - October, 2003
* Western Sandpiper (fresh alternate plumage) - Mullet Key, FL - April, 2002
Western Sandpiper (basic plumage) - Stone Harbor, New Jersey - October, 2003
Western Sandpiper (juvenile) - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - September, 2005
Least Sandpiper (fresh alternate plumage) - Southeastern Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004
Least Sandpiper (worn alternate plumage) - Miller Beach, Indiana - July, 2004
Least Sandpiper (basic plumage) - Stone Harbor, New Jersey - Oct., 2003
Least Sandpiper (juvenile) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2004
Least Sandpiper (partial albino) - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002
Red-necked Stint - Wakarusa Waste Water Ponds, Wakarusa, Indiana - May 23, 2007
White-rumped Sandpiper (breeding adult) - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - June, 2002
White-rumped Sandpiper (worn adult) - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - September, 2005
White-rumped Sandpiper (juvenile) - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - October, 2004
Baird's Sandpiper (adult) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2007
Baird's Sandpiper (adult in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2007
Baird's Sandpiper (juvenile) - Southern Porter County, Indiana - September, 2006
Baird's Sandpiper (juvenile in flight) - Southern Porter County, Indiana - September, 2006
Pectoral Sandpiper (adult) - Wakarusa Wastewater Ponds, IN - April, 2006 and Kankakee Sands, IN - May, 2002
* Pectoral Sandpiper (juvenile) - Wakarusa, Indiana - September, 2003
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Wakarusa, Indiana - September 25, 2003
* Purple Sandpiper (1st winter) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 2002
Dunlin (alternate plumage) - Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004 and May, 2006
Dunlin (taking flight) - Wakarusa Wastewater Ponds, Wakarusa, Indiana - April, 2006
Dunlin (basic plumage) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2003
* Curlew Sandpiper (breeding plumage) - Wakarusa Waste Water Ponds, Wakarusa, Indiana - May 22, 2007
Stilt Sandpiper (alternate plumage) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2004
Stilt Sandpiper (juvenile) - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - August, 2003
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
Short-billed Dowitcher (alternate plumage) - Southeastern Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004
Short-billed Dowitcher (juvenile) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2004
Long-billed Dowitcher (spring adult) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2008
Long-billed Dowitcher (molting juvenile) - Southern Lake County, Indiana - October, 2005
Wilson's Snipe - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2006
American Woodcock - Jasper Pulaski FWA, Indiana - March, 2003
Wilson's Phalarope - Buffalo Lodge Lake, ND - June, 2002 and Kankakee Sands, IN - June, 2002
Red-necked Phalarope - near Machias Seal Island, Maine - August, 1994
Shorebird kill - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - September, 2005
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