[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at the Frenchtown Road tidal pools, Port Bolivar, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 22, 2010)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Quivira NWR, KS. 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: May 2, 2006)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Kaufer-Hubert Memorial Park, Riviera, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: August 24, 2009)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Zacate Creek, Laredo, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 6, 2010)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 13, 2010)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

Spotted Sandpipers breed throughout Alaska, Canada, and all but the southeastern and southcentral states in the US. Their constant bobbing is a useful identification aid. This Spotted Sandpiper, still showing much of its breeding plumage, was photographed during fall migration at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: August 1990)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper, still showing much of its breeding plumage, was photographed during fall migration at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: August 1990)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

These winter plumaged Spotted Sandpipers were photographed during fall migration at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: August 1983)