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There are five "peep" sandpipers: the semipalmated, Western, least, white-rumped, and Baird's. Like the white-rumped sandpiper, this species winters in South America many thousands of miles south of Ohio. There are few spring records, as their northward journey takes them west of the Mississippi River; southbound migrants pass through the Midwest and Ohio.
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Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
At-a-Glance
• Incubation: 20-22 days
• Clutch Size: 4 eggs
• Young Fledge: 16-20 days after hatching
• Typical Foods: aquatic invertebrates |
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Description
Sandpipers are small to medium-sized waders. Their bills are more slender than those of the plovers. The Baird's sandpiper has long wings that extend beyond the tail; an adaptation allowing them to make long flights.
Habitat and Habits
This sandpiper typically occupies drier upper reaches of mudflats, often foraging in low mudflat vegetation like creeping lovegrass. A common call is an upslurred eeeekkk, suggestive of a plover like the killdeer. The song is an interesting series of buzzy rattles.
Reproduction and Care of the Young
The Baird's sandpiper breeds on tundra. Its nest is a dry depression on the ground, often among rocks. |
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