Great, interesting story on northjersey.com about NJ Audubon members traveling to South America to study the three decade decline in Semipalmated Sandpipers, which show up in the Meadowlands by the thousands each May. The tiny shorebirds endure an arduous journey south in the fall when they travel 3,000 miles non-stop to the shores of French Guiana and Suriname. Read the story here
Isn’t this a picture of a Least Sandpiper?(zoom in to see feet and coloration of legs better–more pointy bill too) .