On 6/8/25 9:26 PM, Pete Sole wrote:
>
> 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:
>
> https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/shore_birds/sandpiper_white_rumped_250608b.jpg >
> https://www.lighthousenet.com/photos/birds/web_ready/shore_birds/sandpiper_white_rumped_250608e.jpg >
> 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:
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S248172931 >
> 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.".
>
> Source: Cornell's All About Birds
> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-rumped_Sandpiper> > White-rumped Sandpiper description.
>
> Quite a fascinating bird! Many thanks to those who reported the bird
> on mbb.
>
> Fun birding,
>
> Pete Solé
>
> Soquel, CA
>
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