Breeding plumage - May 1.
Credit: Kevin Lin

North American field guide

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

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Identification

Field notes

22 cm (9") Rare. Eurasian bird. May turn up throughout North America.

Long downcurved bill.

Breeding: rich brick red on back and underneath suggesting a Red Knot.

Fall, winter: looks like a fall Dunlin but white rump is conspicuous in flight.

Song: soft "chirrup"

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