Baird’s Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
(L 7.5" WS 17" Wt 1.3 oz)
Some migrate from Canada to
Tierra del Fuego...that’s 9,300
miles (15,000 km) in 5 weeks.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Montrose Beach
Chicago
01Aug2012
Sandpipers run along the shore
as though on little wheels.
    (John Steinbeck, Sweet Thursday)