There have been several recent sightings near the coast of the rare buff-breasted sandpiper, which is migrating from the Arctic to South America.Found primarily during migration season in the states, ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The bird of the week for today is Pectoral Sandpiper. The Pectoral Sandpiper is a medium-sized, chunky shorebird. It is a long-distance migrant that breeds on the Arctic Tundra, ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...

On a 36-degree day — the coldest this fall — with winds gusting to 40 mph, Annette McClellan and Jan Lyons walked the long, wet jetty at Waukegan’s Municipal Beach toward the lighthouse. It was ...

How many shorebirds can you name? Put your shorebird identification skills to the test with this fun photo quiz.

Keep an eye out near freshwater streams, rivers, and ponds to spot a spotted sandpiper. Plus, learn why they've been ...

If you’ve made the drive either direction between Frisco and Breckenridge in the last week, you’ve seen scores of people out on the south end of Dillon Reservoir attempting to catch a glimpse of ...

Over 20 spotted sandpipers were reported at Long Pond in Danville on Tuesday and recorded as part of New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for this week.A snowy owl was reported at Star Island, one ...

No, I don’t, Sarah, I don’t know why that sandpiper was rocking back and forth and nobody else does either. The bird you saw is a Spotted Sandpiper and one of its most common behaviors is the ...