Our target species was a birders' favorite, albeit seldom found this early in the migrating season: a buff-breasted sandpiper. These handsome, almost pinkish-plumed shorebirds possess a peaceful ...

While at the beach this past weekend, a lone sandpiper was patrolling the sand flats. Sandpipers are one of those groups of birds that I have always had trouble identifying; there seems to be a ...