Date: 11/24/25 6:41 am From: Robert Lewis (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Curlew Sanpiper
Can you post photos to ebird or "What's this Bird" on facebook?
Bob Lewis
Durham NC
On Monday, November 24, 2025 at 08:30:28 AM EST, Karen LORENZO" (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> wrote:
I'm not an avid birder, I just happened upon this bird while at Fort Fisher.
When I looked up the photos I had taken, research says it is a curlew sandpiper.
* After migrating to the Arctic from as far away as South Africa, male Curlew Sandpipers only stay for about 10 days to breed before heading back south. Females stay longer to incubate eggs and care for chicks, but as soon as the young are independent (at 2–3 weeks of age), females also take off to the south.
* With its penchant for flying long distances, Curlew Sandpiper can turn up just about anywhere. This species is a rare but regular visitor to North America, where it has occurred in at least 45 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces
