Total Records: 651
- Costa Rica – Provincia de Puntarenas2
- Mexico – Oaxaca2
- Trinidad and Tobago – 4
- United States – Arizona2
- United States – California84
- United States – Delaware2
- United States – Florida5
- United States – Indiana2
- United States – Maine2
- United States – Maryland520
- United States – New Jersey4
- United States – North Carolina1
- United States – Puerto Rico10
- United States – Texas3
- United States – Virginia1
About
This widespread and well-known sandpiper is easily identified even at a distance by its peculiar habit of constantly bobbing its tail. When flushed, it has a distinctive flight style that to me looks almost insect-like. Spotted Sandpipers often breed farther south and winter farther north than most of our shorebirds; however, they do nest throughout most of the U.S. and Canada, and often winter as far south as South America.Synonyms
- SPSA