Semipalmated Sandpiper, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 405
Water & shore birds

Semipalmated Sandpiper

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“Also, in Pond Cove on the 8th there was a small flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers working the rocks below the fresh-water outlet.”
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Sep 22, 2021

Also, in Pond Cove on the 8th there was a small flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers working the rocks below the fresh-water outlet.

Aug 10, 2022

Other shorebirds seen on along Sawyer Road that day included Short-billed Dowitchers, Semipalmated Sandpipers and two White-rumped Sandpipers.

Aug 24, 2022

Debarking from Broad Cove on the eastern side of the island and walking along one of the rocky beaches wrack lines, I counted five Piping Plovers and eleven Semipalmated Sandpipers.

Sep 18, 2024

There were also Semipalmated Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers present.

Jun 4, 2025

Lastly, on May 24 along Crescent Beach State Park I noted six Piping Plovers, four Semipalmated Plovers, two Semipalmated Sandpipers and a lone, Black-bellied Plover.