Faraaz Abdool is a freelance conservation and wildlife photographer and writer who specializes in birds and the issues they face worldwide. He graciously serves...

Wood Sandpipers-Tringa glareola are a shorebird species that are found on inland fresh water rather than along the coast. At our local ephemeral lakes the...

A recent proposal (555) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and...

One of the joys of being able to sit quietly for a few moments is the opportunity to enjoy birds going about their normal business....

After spending a couple of days at Parry’s Lagoon Nature Reserve on our recent camping and birding trip we headed to the town of...

I spent some quality time recently with a flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh in my home borough of Queens, the same...

Well, what is odd about this picture? It was taken in Paramus, New Jersey, at Van Saun Park earlier today. Spotted Sandpiper Actitus macularia...

The waterfront of Brooklyn on either side of the Verrazano Bridge is the best place in New York City to see Purple Sandpipers. Every...