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Monday, November 28, 2011
Shoot Me Monday
This Solitary Sandpiper has been present for the past few months at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, AZ. They are very rare in Southeast Arizona after the first week of October, with only a couple records from late October and December. The Solitary Sandpiper is a rule breaker. Although it is not truly solitary, it does not migrate in large flocks like most shorebirds. It does not nest on the ground like most shorebirds either. Instead, it lays its eggs in the tree nests of several different songbirds. The only other sandpiper in the world that is known to do this is the Green Sandpiper of Eurasia. Have a fantastic week!
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very nice Jeremy, interesting about it's eggs, never knew that.
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Lovely image Jeremy, and great info too, I hadn't known about its nesting preferences.
ReplyDeleteThat nesting behavior is totally new to me. So surprising! Thanks for the info, Jeremy.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember correctly, back before anybody had ever found Solitary Sandpiper nests, it was assumed juvenile Spotted Sandpipers were actually juvenile Solitary Sandpipers. Bet somebody felt foolish after that!
ReplyDeleteI never knew that about the nesting either. Fascinating.
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ReplyDeleteNice posting Jeremy. This bird was my 200th bird on my life list. Very exciting bird to see! Thanks for the nice review of this bird.
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