[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)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This winter plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1976)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper in flight was photographed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1977)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Stilt Sandpiper was photographed at the East Bay Bayou Tract, Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: May 10, 2006)