Actitis macularius

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Immaculate

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 86 Views Actitis macularius

It was nearly 6 pm when I finally got to the park, and I expected nothing in the way of

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Piper Slips

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 143 Views Actitis macularius

Updated Dec. 29: I posted this originally as a Spotted Sandpiper. Sharp-eyed birder Kevin Steen emailed me to suggest that

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Spotted or Not

September 25, 2020September 13, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 312 Views 2 Comments Actitis macularius

The Spotted Sandpiper has very few spots at this time, and they’re light. The spots come and go with the

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Prettiest Raptor

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 443 Views 0 Comments Actitis macularius, Falco sparverius, James Kusz, Tringa semipalmata

Photographer James Kusz had a great walk in the park. He caught a mature Spotted Sandpiper, a pair of Willets,

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Piper Pecking

September 26, 2019September 16, 2019 Mosey2014 531 Views 0 Comments Actitis macularius

This Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) was busy gleaning what it could from the rocks ahead of a rising tide. The

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Looking Up

September 4, 2019September 1, 2019 Mosey2014 578 Views 0 Comments Actitis macularius, Arenaria melanocephala

It’s September, and things are looking up in the avisphere, if that’s a word. Meaning, more birds are showing up.

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Spot On

April 13, 2019April 6, 2019 Mosey2014 1041 Views 0 Comments Actitis macularius

A Spotted Sandpiper standing still is an unusual sight. This individual found a barnacle-encrusted perch just above the waters of

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Rare Standpiper

February 17, 2019February 8, 2019 Mosey2014 905 Views Actitis macularius

This is an extremely rare video of a Spotted Sandpiper standing still for a solid minute. No hyperactive pacing, no

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Water High and Low

January 20, 2019November 11, 2020 Mosey2014 625 Views Actitis macularius, Anas platyrhynchos, Fulica americana, King tide, Low Tide

The water level in the North Basin dropped nine feet (9.08 to be exact) in just over seven hours (7’9″

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Sandpiper Showing Spots

November 19, 2018November 11, 2018 Mosey2014 815 Views Actitis macularius

The Spotted Sandpipers living along the south and west shores of the North Basin are now showing some spots, if

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Spotless Sandpiper

October 15, 2018October 9, 2018 Mosey2014 1312 Views Actitis macularius

I’ve now spotted, oops, observed the Spotted Sandpiper in three locations: on the south edge of the North Basin, on

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A Spotted Sandpiper Pair

August 12, 2018August 9, 2018 Mosey2014 1581 Views Actitis macularius

The Spotted Sandpiper that I’ve seen several times on the rocks along Marina Boulevard, opposite the hotel, is still here

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Spots On Piper

May 23, 2018May 18, 2018 Mosey2014 1377 Views Actitis macularius

A few months ago I photographed a bird that I identified with some hesitation as a Spotted Sandpiper. The ID

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Not Too Cold for this Bird

February 19, 2018January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1152 Views 0 Comments Actitis macularius

The thermometer read 40 degrees and a stiff breeze blew from the north, churning up the mud at the bottom

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018May 20, 2020 Mosey2014 2485 Views 2 Comments Actitis macularius, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Arenaria melanocephala, Athene cunicularia, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala albeola, Bucephala clangula, Calidris minutilla, Cathartes aura, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Egretta thula, Elanus leucurus, Fulica americana, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Haematopus bachmani, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Limosa fedoa, Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Megaceryle alcyon, Melanitta perspicillata, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Oxyura jamaicensis, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Recurvirostra americana, Sayornis nigricans, Sterna forsteri, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa semipalmata

The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started

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South End Birds

November 1, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1437 Views 1 Comment Actitis macularius, Arenaria melanocephala, Calidris minutilla, Haematopus bachmani

The waterbird action late Tuesday afternoon lay on the south side of the North Basin, along the Virginia Street extension.

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Spotted Sandpiper, Maybe

January 5, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1401 Views 2 Comments Actitis macularius

As most of the Mallards dozed, a very energetic smaller bird walked quickly along the shoreline, threading its way between

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