Breeding adult © Tom Edell eBird S44434250 Macaulay Library ML 93889221
Nonbreeding adult © Matt Brady
Juvenile © Russ Morgan
Nonbreeding adult © Luke Seitz
Juvenile © Joshua Glant
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Breeding adult (with Black Turnstone) © Brian Sullivan
Breeding adult © Keith Parker
Breeding adult © Yanira Cifuentes Sarmiento

Surfbird Calidris virgata

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Identification

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Stocky, short-legged shorebird that thrives on rocky shorelines. Look for short, blunt bill with orangey base and dull yellow legs. Overall gray with a white belly. In breeding plumage, develops more extensive dark spotting on underparts and rusty patches on the back. In flight, note white wing stripe and bold black-and-white tail pattern. Breeds on remote rocky mountains, mainly in Alaska. Almost always seen near the spray of incoming waves, usually on rocks, less commonly on beaches (especially in migration). Typically in flocks, mixed with turnstones.

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