Alternate male Curlew Sandpiper, Heislerville, NJ., 5/06. In their
new shorebird guide, O'Brien, Crossley, and Karlson indicate that
females average paler with less dark barring.
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Female Curlew Sandpiper (transitional plumage), Heislerville, NJ.,
5/06.
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park,
Gray's Harbor, Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Bottle Beach State Park, Gray's Harbor,
Washington, 9/10/05. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Prewitt Reservoir, Washington County,
Colorado, 9/18/05. This is Colorado's second Curlew Sandpiper. |
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Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper showing all-white rump, Prewitt Reservoir,
Washington County, Colorado, 9/18/05. |