[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Baird's Sandpiper, coming in for a landing, was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 16, 2008)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Baird's Sandpiper was photographed at Shafter Lake, Andrews, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 26, 2008)

[Length 8.25 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Buff-breasted Sandpiper was photographed at a sod farm near Cranbury, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1989)

[Length 8.25 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Buff-breasted Sandpiper was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1983)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 13.25 in.]

This Common Sandpiper was photographed at Loch Garten RSPB Reserve, Boat of Garten, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 17, 2004)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Common Sandpiper was photographed in the hand after it was rescued when it had swallowed a fisherman's bait and hook on Amami Island, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Common Sandpiper was photographed in the hand after it was rescued when it had swallowed a fisherman's bait and hook on Amami Island, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 8 in. Wingspan 13.25 in.]

This Common Sandpiper was photographed at Lochindorb, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 20, 2004)