Dunlin (Calidris alpina hudsonia) - 20210527-01

            Small, plump shorebird with droopy bill. Breeding plumage is distinctive with rufous or brown back and black belly. In fall and winter, plain grayish-brown above with white belly. Often in large flocks on mudflats and beaches, sometimes mixing with other shorebirds. Breeds on Arctic tundra; winters on coastlines throughout the Northern Hemisphere; typically less common inland. A late migrant, especially in fall; lingers longer at higher latitudes than most other small shorebirds. Very similar to Curlew Sandpiper in nonbreeding plumage, but Dunlin is more compact, shorter-winged and shorter-legged, and darker. Droopy bill might recall Western Sandpiper, but Dunlin is larger and darker. Also compare with Purple Sandpiper, which is even darker and more spotted and has orange legs. Listen for loud, slightly buzzy “dzeer!” calls. 

Richmond Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  May 2021.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Ottawa / Richmond (show map)

Taken on: September 17, 2021

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Sets appears in: • North American Non-Passerines • Birds of Ontario more » • Shorebirds • Canada - Ontario « less

Groups appears in: • Shorebirds (aka Waders) • North American Birds: Field Guide (Total = 687 Birds) more » • Canadian Animals and Wildlife • Ottawa Wildlife • Birds in Ontario • Ottawa Birds • Bird Nerd Herd • Feathered Flickr (Birds of a Feather) « less

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