SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
Craig Gibson2020-04-16T19:14:37+00:00The Short-billed Dowitcher is a large shorebird that breeds in southern Alaska and central Canada. It makes its way through Falmouth as one of the ear [...]
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Aug 2018
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Aug 2018
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER
Craig Gibson2018-09-03T17:47:08+00:00The American Oystercatcher is a large shorebird with white underparts, brown upperparts, black hood, and a long bright red bill. They are typically fo [...]
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Nov 2015
RUDDY TURNSTONES
Craig Gibson2015-12-23T22:07:57+00:00These young Ruddy Turnstones lined up on a rock recently near Hadley Harbor like Olympians ready to receive their medals! This medium-sized shorebird [...]
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Nov 2015
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:56:31+00:00The last of the shorebirds are coming through and closing out the fall migration for this group of birds. Young Black-bellied Plovers appear along Cap [...]
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Oct 2015
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:57:04+00:00The Semipalmated Sandpiper breeds in the lower Arctic regions and migrates along the Atlantic coast. During fall migration they are typically found al [...]
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Oct 2015
LEAST SANDPIPER
Craig Gibson2015-11-17T01:57:41+00:00As the shorebird migration tapers off, it is still possible to observe smaller numbers of lingering migrants on their way south. The Least Sandpiper i [...]