These are the main types of sandpipers we are getting at DeKorte these days. These were photographed on a free guided Marsh Discovery Trail walk last week.
Can you identify them?
Answer follows.
A Semipalmated Sandpiper is on the left (black legs). A Least Sandpiper is on the right (yellow legs).
Below, a look at the Semipalmated's semipalmated (webbed) foot.
Very cool foot shot of the Semi-palmated SP. It’s not something one would see unless the bird was in-hand.