Secret Identity Uncovered

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These little guys had me puzzled–so many sandpipers look alike to me! But when they did a short flight, they gave themselves away: their white rumps in flight marked them as–what else?–White-rumped Sandpipers. A first for me.

Plumb Beach

Brooklyn, New York

On The Move

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Not 100% sure, but I think it’s a Greater Yellowlegs.

On second thought, I’m going with it’s a Dowitcher.

Marine Park Salt Marsh

Brooklyn, New York