Date: 6/8/25 9:26 pm From: Pete Sole <pete...> Subject: [MBBIRDS] White-rumped Sandpiper Photo Studies at Asilomar SB, Monterey Co
Hi birders,
Sunday morning I took an early drive down to Asilomar SB in Monterey
Co., to see the WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. Turns out this bird was a lifer
for me. I thought I had seen it somewhere else but ... Regardless, the
sandpiper posed nicely for extended views and photos (500+), at the
previously reported spot. Here are links to some of my better larger,
hi-res images, best enjoyed on a large screen:
For more images, including less than ideal photos showing the white
rump, a the key field mark of this species, see the ebird report from
the morning here:
It's interesting. "The White-rumped Sandpiper has one of the longest
migration routes of any American bird, from arctic Canada to southern
South America. Southbound migrants fly over the Atlantic Ocean, then
gradually move southeast along the coast before turning inland to cross
the Amazon basin. The trip takes about a month." ... "This small
sandpiper makes one of the longest migrations of any North American
bird, sometimes flying 2,500 miles without a rest.".
