[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This "Eastern" Short-billed Dowitcher in flight was photographed at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1977)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This "Prairie" Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This winter plumaged Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed along the coast near Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1980)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This winter plumaged Short-billed Dowitcher in flight was photographed along the coast near Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1980)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

It is easy to see why this bird was once called the "Red-backed" Sandpiper. This Dunlin, in full breeding plumage, was photographed at the edge of the famous Gambell "boneyards" on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Dunlin was photographed at Loch of Funzie RSPB Reserve, Funzie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 7, 2004)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This winter plumaged Dunlin was photographed along the docks at Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This winter plumaged Dunlin taking flight was photographed along the central New Jersey coast in winter. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: October 1978)