[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed at the Convention Center tidal flats, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 05, 2021)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

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

[Length 8.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Dunlin was photographed at the Boca Chica beach, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 4, 2009)

[Length 7.5 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 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 7.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Dunlin was photographed at the tidal mudflats, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2017)

[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, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)