The Flight of the Sanderlings
I at first mistook these birds for plovers, being roughly the same size and shape. Further examination of common shorebirds and id tips from LI Birding revealed these to be sanderlings. There were dozens, maybe 50 or 60 in total, bunched in groups along the shore where the tide was coming in. Every now and then a group would pick up and fly east, towards the next bunch, who would then fly eastward themselves.
The Flight of the Sanderlings
13 April 2009
Cupsogue Beach, Westhampton Beach, NY
