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Swimming Spotted Sandpiper Chick Photos

By Mia McPherson|July 31st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, alpine creek, canyon, chick, creek, immature, juvenile, male, mountains, parentage, polyandry, sandpiper, sandpipers, shorebirds, Spotted Sandpiper, summer, Summit County, swimming, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, water, young|

I was over the moon to be able to take these photos of the young Spotted Sandpiper swimming across the alpine creek because I've never had the opportunity to do so before.

Adult Spotted Sandpiper – Small In The Frame

By Mia McPherson|February 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Spotted Sandpipers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, branch, branches, creek, fall colors, late summer, male, perched, polyandry, probable male, sandpiper, sandpipers, shorebirds, Spotted Sandpiper, summer|

I don't often see Spotted Sandpipers perched in trees so I was enchanted when this one landed on the bare branches that hung over a slow flowing creek.