Solitary Sandpiper Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Some bird species aren't well named. Ring-necked Duck comes to mind!! Some are very appropriately named, and Solitary Sandpiper is one of those. Migrants through South Dakota, they are indeed quite solitary, as a typical sighting is a lone bird. They're not a super common sight during migration, and coupled with their solitary nature, perhaps that's why I don't have a huge variety of photos of the species. My favorite photo below is from Lake Thompson in the spring of 2009.

Solitary Sandpiper 1 August 17th, 2004 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 2 August 17th, 2004 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 3 July 20th, 2008 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 4 May 2nd, 2009 Lake Thompson, South Dakota
Solitary Sandpiper 5 May 2nd, 2009 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 6 May 2nd, 2009 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 7 May 2nd, 2009 Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Solitary Sandpiper 8 May 12th, 2015 Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Solitary Sandpiper 9 May 12th, 2015 Outdoor Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Click here for the species description page for the Solitary Sandpiper.

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