Baird’s Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
The Baird’s Sandpiper nests in the extreme northern hemisphere and spends the winter months in South America. In the USA’s lower 48 states, we only see it during migration. When they leave their summer breeding grounds, many undertake 3,700 mile non-stop journeys to South America. Then their epic migration continues southward to locations as distant as Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of the continent. There, they complete their 9,300 mile semi-annual trip.
Many of these small sandpipers (genus: Calidris) skip over North America without touching down in migration. This could exp0lain why this bird was the last member of this group to be described by science in 1861.
Today’s science regards the Baird’s Sandpiper as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).
I find it remarkable that in the course of just four days after arriving on her breeding grounds; the hen will lay a complete clutch of eggs (usually four) that weighs more than her body mass.
I have only met this species once. It was in September 2003, while visiting Bosque del Apache (New Mexico).
17 Photos
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 15:08 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1 |
File Name: D3X4584-BairdsSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:07 |
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Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD_2164Bairds-Sandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:08 |
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Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD_2176Bairds-Sandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes (www.shadetree-imaging.com) |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:08 |
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Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD_2178Bairds-Sandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes (www.shadetree-imaging.com) |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:21 9:28 |
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Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD_2385BairdsSandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes (www.shadetree-imaging.com) |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 15:07 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1 |
File Name: D3X4580-BairdsSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Baird's Sandpiper seen at the Marsh Overlook Trail at Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. (2003-09-21) |
Date Taken: 2003:09:21 9:26 |
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Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD_2379BairdsSandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Baird's Sandpiper seen at the Marsh Overlook Trail at Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. (2003-09-21) |
Date Taken: 2003:09:21 9:30 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD_2393BairdsSandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Baird's Sandpiper seen at the Marsh Overlook Trail at Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. (2003-09-21) |
Date Taken: 2003:09:21 9:30 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD_2400BairdsSandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Baird's Sandpiper seen at the Marsh Overlook Trail at Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. (2003-09-21) |
Date Taken: 2003:09:21 9:30 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD_2402BairdsSandpiper |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:07 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0028-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:08 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0029-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:08 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0030-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:08 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0031-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:14 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0032-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:21 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0033-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baird's Sandpiper(Calidris bairdii) |
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Description: Bosque del Apache NWR. Near Socorro, New Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2003:09:20 12:56 |
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Location:
Bosque del Apache NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: BairdsSandpiper-D1X-0036-BosqueDelApache |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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