Plovers and Sandpipers
Black-bellied Plover (breeding-plumed adult) - Santa Ynez River, Lompoc, California - April, 2011
Black-bellied Plover (very fresh juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2008
* Black-bellied Plover (typical juvenile) - Whihala Beach, Hammond, IN - October, 2005 and Miller Beach, IN - September, 2011
Black-bellied Plover (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2011
American Golden-plover (breeding-plumed adult) - Willow Slough, Newton County, Indiana - May, 2011
American Golden-plover (juvenile) - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - October, 2005
Snowy Plover (eastern form) - Clearwater, Florida - April, 2002
Snowy Plover (western form) - San Diego, California - April, 2011
Wilson's Plover - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002
* Semipalmated Plover - Avalon, NJ - October, 2003 and George Lake, Hammond, IN - September, 2005
Semipalmated Plover (juveniles in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2011
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) - Miller Beach, Lake County, IN - August, 2003 and Salton Sea, CA - June, 2006
* American Avocet (adults in Flight) - Joerse Park, E. Chicago, Indiana - April, 1997
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 (Spring adult) - Largo, Florida - April, 2002
Willet (Fall adult) - Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - August, 2010
Willet (adult and juveniles) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2005
Willet (in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - July, 2006
Spotted Sandpiper - Miller Beach, Indiana - August 2004 and July, 2003
Upland Sandpiper - New Orleans, Louisiana - April, 2010
Whimbrel (adult) - Ventura, California - June, 2006
Whimbrel (juveniles) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2009
* Long-billed Curlew - Santa Barbara, California - April, 2011
Hudsonian Godwit (in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2011
Marbled Godwit - Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - June, 2008
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
Black Turnstone (adult) - La Jolla, California - April, 2011
Surfbird (breeding adult) - La Jolla, California - April 2011
Red Knot - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002
* Red Knot (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
Red Knot (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2009
Sanderling (breeding adult) - Michigan City, Indiana - May, 2009
Sanderling (breeding adult in flight) - Michigan City, Indiana - May, 2009
Sanderling (molting adult) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2008
Sanderling (adult basic) - Largo, Florida - April, 2002 (juvenile)
Sanderling (juvenile) - Whitefish Point, MI - October 2010 and Miller Beach, IN - September, 2006
Sanderling (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2007
Semipalmated Sandpiper (juvenile) - Miller Beach, IN August, 2008 and Avalon, NJ - October, 2003
Semipalmated Sandpiper (juvenile in flight) - McCool Basin, Portage, Indiana - August, 2010
* 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
Least Sandpiper (juveniles in flight) - McCool Basin, Portage, Indiana - August, 2010
Red-necked Stint - Wakarusa Waste Water Ponds, Wakarusa, Indiana - May 23, 2007
White-rumped Sandpiper (breeding adult) - Newton County, Indiana - June, 2011 and 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) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2008
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, La Porte County, Indiana - November, 2011
* Curlew Sandpiper (breeding plumage) - Wakarusa Waste Water Ponds, Wakarusa, Indiana - May 22, 2007
Stilt Sandpiper (breeding plumage) - McCool Basin, Porter County, Indiana - July, 2011
Stilt Sandpiper (adult in flight) - McCool Basin, Porter County, Indiana - July, 2011
Stilt Sandpiper (juvenile) - Kankakee Sands, Indiana - August, 2003
Stilt Sandpiper (juvenile in flight) - McCool Basin, Portage, Indiana - August, 2010
* Buff-breasted Sandpiper (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County, IN - August, 2010 and September, 2007
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - August, 2010
Short-billed Dowitcher (alternate hendersoni subspecies) - Southeastern Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004
Short-billed Dowitcher (juvenile hendersoni subspecies) - Wolf Lake, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2011
Short-billed Dowitcher (western caurinus subspecies) - San Diego, California - April, 2011
Long-billed Dowitcher (spring adult) - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - August, 2008
Long-billed Dowitcher (molting adult) - Southern Lake County, 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
Red-necked Phalarope (juvenile) - Wakarusa, Indiana - July, 2008
Shorebird kill - George Lake, Hammond, Indiana - September, 2005
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