Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Generally uncommon to rare during migration in NC.
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC
8 Nov 2014
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC
8 Nov 2014
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC
8 Nov 2014
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC
8 Nov 2014
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Pocosin Lakes NWR, Washington Co., NC
8 Nov 2014
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC
15 May 2016
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC
15 May 2016

Stilt Sandpipers often feed in a "sewing machine" motion, with their heads rapidly bobbing up and down and nearly submerging in the process.

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC
15 May 2016
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC
15 May 2016

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