Bill Hubick Photography - Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Above and below: Photographed on Hart-Miller Island, Maryland (5/28/2005).

Below: Photographed in coastal Delaware (5/20/2006).

Below: Adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at Swan Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2011). I think the second bird looks long- and stout-billed because it just pulled its head out of the water.

Adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at Swan Creek, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2011). I think the second bird looks long- and stout-billed because it just pulled its head out of the water. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers at Swan Creek, Maryland (8/10 and 8/11/2011).

Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers at Swan Creek, Maryland (8/10 and 8/11/2011). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: A Semipalmated Sandpiper at the extreme end of bill length. Although unusually long, the bill is decidedly straight, without tapering at the tip. This is an example of a bird easily confused with Western Sandpiper. (Triadelphia Reservoir, 9/19/10)

A Semipalmated Sandpiper at the extreme end of bill length. Although unusually long, the bill is decidedly straight, without tapering at the tip. This is an example of a bird easily confused with Western Sandpiper. (Triadelphia Reservoir, 9/19/10) Photo by Bill Hubick.

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