In the breeding season, the White-rumped Sandpiper inhabits relatively wet, well-vegetated stretches of tundra. The White-rumped Sandpiper winters in central and southern South America. This species undertakes a fast-paced migration in which it traverses the entire continent of North America in the space of a month.
The White-rumped Sandpiper breeds primarily in northern Alaska and on islands in arctic Canada. Male and female White-rumped Sandpipers are similar at all seasons. In winter, this species’ plumage becomes less distinct, adding another layer of confusion to its identification. With the help of a high-powered field scope, this species may be identified by its long wings and conspicuous white rump patch. Dull gray-brown above with a medium-length bill, dark legs, and white eye-stripe, the White-rumped Sandpiper is easily confused with many similar-looking species of sandpiper that occur in its range and on migration. This entry was posted in Summer Bird Reports and tagged Least Sandpiper, Piping Plover, Red Knot, Shorebirds, Western Sandpiper, Whimbrel, White-rumped Sandpiper on Augby rhughes.The White-rumped Sandpiper ( Calidris fuscicollis) is a small shorebird.Īlthough this small (7-8 inches) shorebird undertakes a remarkable long-distance migration each year, the White-rumped Sandpiper is somewhat less remarkable in terms of physical appearance. The family departed by mid-August.įor more information about shorebirds at Montrose, see the Shorebirds section on the What to See page. The young were also given names - Hazel, Esperanza, and Nish. They successfully raised 3 young, and unlike last year’s brood, fish and wildlife officials banded all 3. This year they set up in the Dunes among the thick beach grass, which made monitoring challenging. Monty and RoseĪlso on the shorebird front, our celebrity Piping Plovers Monty and Rose returned in 2020 and nested again. Montrose doesn’t get huge numbers of shorebirds but the ones we do get we usually see well. Some of the more unusual birds we’ve seen this summer include Whimbrel, Red Knot, Western Sandpiper, and White-rumped Sandpiper. The public part of the beach is often flooded in summer and migrant shorebirds like to break there and fuel up before continuing their journey. The earliest southbound migrants almost overlap in time with the last northbound spring migrants! Montrose Beach serves as a convenient stopover for feeding and resting. It’s hard to believe they have enough time to breed before starting migration again. The first birds are invariably adult Least Sandpipers (adult shorebirds precede their offspring). Shorebirds have been moving south at Montrose since late June. Sanderling (click to see the larger version) This entry was posted in Summer Bird Reports and tagged Hermit Thrush, Shorebirds, Thrushes, White-rumped Sandpiper on Jby rhughes. In other words, Hermit Thrushes shouldn’t be in Chicago in July. Most spring birds have moved on by early May and the first fall birds don’t start appearing before late September. Hermit Thrushes are early spring and later fall migrants in northern Illinois. I suspect this bird is a very tardy northbound migrant since we were seeing White-rumpeds in mid and late June, and we usually don’t get southbound birds until late August at the earliest.Įven more inexplicable was a Hermit Thrush near the Marovitz Golf Course. Which way was this bird going? White-rumpeds are late spring migrants we often see a few well into June but July birds are harder to interpret. We’re seeing the expected mid summer southbound migrant shorebirds like Least Sandpipers and Willets, but a White-rumped Sandpiper on July 3 was a surprise. White-rumped Sandpiper (click to see the larger version)
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