[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in breeding plumage was photographed at Jamaica Bay NWR in New York (July 1981 - one of the first east coast records in recent history). Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: July 1981)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Solitary Sandpiper was photographed at Anahuac NWR East Bayou Tract, 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: April 19, 2010)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Solitary Sandpiper was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Solitary Sandpiper was photographed in a park near Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1981)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This Solitary Sandpiper was photographed at the famous Beanery at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1977)

[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)