Altos Del Maria
            
               El Valle
            
               11Oct2016
          
         
         
            
               Throughout much of North,
               Central and South America.
          
         
            
               Tringa solitaria
            
               (L 8.5" WS 22" 1.8 oz)
          
         
            
               Of the world’s 85 sandpiper species, only
               the Solitary Sandpiper and the Green
               Sandpiper of Eurasia routinely lay eggs in
               tree nests instead of on the ground.
          
         
            
               Tringa in Greek is a white-
               rumped waterbird.
          
         
            
               © Gerrit Vyn
            
               Macaulay
               Library