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A well-named species, solitary sandpipers are almost always seen alone, or perhaps a few in loose association. Like most of our shorebirds, they are strictly migrants, breeding far to the north of Ohio.
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Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
At-a-Glance
• Incubation: 23-24 days
• Clutch Size: 4 eggs
• Typical Foods: aquatic invertebrates
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Description
This small sandpiper is dark above with a white belly. It has a prominent, white eye ring and the tail is barred with black.
Habitat and Habits
They often favor habitats shunned by other shorebirds: wooded swamps, beaver-engineered wetlands, margins of small ponds and stream corridors. Solitary sandpipers sound much like spotted sandpipers, but calls are given with a uniform, even pitch; varying in frequency and typically dropping at the end of the call series.
Reproduction and Care of the Young
Unlike other shorebirds, this one is an arboreal nester, primarily using abandoned nests of American robins and rusty blackbirds. |
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