Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Common in winter and during migration in North Carolina, especially along the coast.

	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 3 Nov 2014
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 3 Nov 2014

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2007

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dare Co., NC
24 May 2006

In breeding plumage, Dunlin are reddish-brown above and have black bellies.

	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 In winter plumage, Dunlins are gray above and have white bellies!
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Note the droop-tip bills.
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 White wing stripes are visible in flight.

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) in winter plumage

Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2005

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Collier Co., FL
2 Jan 2006

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
(with a smaller Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) in the center)

Dare Co., NC
4 Mar 2006


Collier Co., FL 31 Dec 2007	Collier Co., FL 31 Dec 2007

Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Collier Co., FL
31 Dec 2007

	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC 15 May 2016
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC 15 May 2016
	Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Lake Landing, Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC 15 May 2016

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