Solitary Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper at The Pool in Central Park, NYC.
Solitary Sandpipers are small, slender shorebird with a somewhat long neck and long bill. It has fairly long wings and legs.
They are dark olive-brown above with a white eyering; pale below. In breeding plumage, the head and breast show dark stippling and the upperparts are neatly spotted with white. In non-breeding plumage, the back is mostly unspotted and the breast is washed with brown. The legs are olive. Dark underwings contrast sharply with white belly in flight.
Solitary Sandpipers forage in small freshwater wetlands, often in wooded environments, where they walk slowly through shallow water, frequently bobbing the rear of the body. When startled, they fly a short distance, call, and land, often keeping the wings raised above the body momentarily after landing.
--- allaboutbirds.org
Solitary Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper at The Pool in Central Park, NYC.
Solitary Sandpipers are small, slender shorebird with a somewhat long neck and long bill. It has fairly long wings and legs.
They are dark olive-brown above with a white eyering; pale below. In breeding plumage, the head and breast show dark stippling and the upperparts are neatly spotted with white. In non-breeding plumage, the back is mostly unspotted and the breast is washed with brown. The legs are olive. Dark underwings contrast sharply with white belly in flight.
Solitary Sandpipers forage in small freshwater wetlands, often in wooded environments, where they walk slowly through shallow water, frequently bobbing the rear of the body. When startled, they fly a short distance, call, and land, often keeping the wings raised above the body momentarily after landing.
--- allaboutbirds.org