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Discover Worcester County - The Great Outdoors
Plovers & Sandpipers
| Bird
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Spring
(Mar-May)
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Summer
(Jun-Jul)
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Fall
(Aug-Nov)
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Winter
(Dec-Feb)
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Legend
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| Black-bellied Plover
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
u
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Abundant - A species which is very numerous
Common - Certain to be seen or heard in suitable habitat
Uncommon - Present, but not certain to be seen
Occasional - Seen only a few time during a season
Rare - Seen at intervals of 2 or more years
* Nesting has occured in the county within the past 5 years.
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| Lesser Golden-Plover
|
r
|
|
u
|
r
|
| Wilson's Plover
|
|
|
r
|
r
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| Semipalmated Plover
|
a
|
a
|
c
|
r
|
| Piping Plover*
|
u
|
u
|
u
|
|
| Killdeer*
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
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| American Oystercatcher*
|
c
|
c
|
c
|
c
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| American Avocet
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|
|
r
|
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| Greater Yellowlegs
|
u
|
c
|
c
|
u
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| Solitary Sandpiper
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
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| Willet*
|
c
|
a
|
u
|
r
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| Spotted Sandpiper
|
c
|
u
|
u
|
r
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| Upland Sandpiper
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
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| Whimbrel
|
c
|
c
|
u
|
r
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| Hudsonian Godwit
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|
|
o
|
|
| Marbled Godwit
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|
|
o
|
r
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| Ruddy Turnstone
|
a
|
c
|
c
|
c
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| Red Knot
|
c
|
c
|
u
|
r
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| Sanderling
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a
|
a
|
c
|
u
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| Semipalmated Sanderling
|
a
|
a
|
c
|
|
| Western Sandpiper
|
r
|
c
|
c
|
o
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| Least Sandpiper
|
a
|
c
|
c
|
o
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| White-rumped Sandpiper
|
c
|
u
|
u
|
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| Pectoral Sandpiper
|
r
|
c
|
c
|
r
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| Purple Sandpiper
|
c
|
|
c
|
c
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| Dunlin
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a
|
o
|
a
|
a
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| Curlew Sandpiper
|
r
|
r
|
r
|
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| Stilt Sandpiper
|
r
|
|
r
|
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| Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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|
|
r
|
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| Ruff
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|
|
|
r
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| Short-billed Dowitcher
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a
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a
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c
|
o
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| Long-billed Dowitcher
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|
|
r
|
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| Common Snipe
|
u
|
r
|
u
|
u
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| American Woodcock*
|
u
|
u
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u
|
u
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| Wilson's Phalarope
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r
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|
r
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| Red-necked Phalarope
|
r
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r
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