Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

This is a common fall migrant, which is found rarely in late summer and is accidental during the spring (late May and mid-June). Adult migrants are somewhat rare and so this species is not reliably found until the fall migration of juveniles, which begins in mid-August. The earliest southbound records are from early July, with […]

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Curlew Sandpiper

A declining species with limited records from Alaska in recent years, this species is best sought in the fall during the second half of August though records into mid-September suggest arrivals could happen across the shorebird migration period in that season. The spring records are towards the late end for spring shorebird migration, while the […]

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