{"id":8086,"date":"2016-08-23T09:52:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=8086"},"modified":"2016-08-23T09:52:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:52:21","slug":"take-5-showy-shorebirds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-showy-shorebirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Showy Shorebirds"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever enjoyed a day at the beach, no doubt you have been entertained by the antics of a few fleet-footed shorebirds as they scurry about in the waves, looking for morsels of food buried in the sand. As summer begins to wane, migratory shorebirds begin their long, annual journey south for the winter, and mid-August is\u00a0the perfect time to catch the height of the annual shorebird migration at beaches and tidal wetlands along the Massachusetts coast.<\/p>\n

Look for sandpipers, plovers, and sanderlings, among others, at many of our wildlife sanctuaries, including Joppa Flats in Newburyport, Long Pasture in Barnstable, and Felix Neck in Edgartown. Check our\u00a0program catalog to find an upcoming shorebird migration program<\/a>\u00a0at these any many other locations.<\/p>\n

Here are five terrific photos of common shorebirds you can look out for on their long trek south. And don’t forget to submit your own photos to our\u00a0annual photo contest<\/a> by September 30!<\/p>\n

\"Piping

Piping Plovers \u00a9 David Peller, Photo Contest 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Semipalmated

Semipalmated Sandpiper \u00a9 Scott Martin, Photo Contest 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sanderlings

Sanderlings \u00a9 Denise Hackert Stoner, Photo Contest 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Greater

Greater Yellowlegs \u00a9 Susumu Kishihara, Photo Contest 2015<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dunlins

Dunlins \u00a9 Paul McCarthy, Photo Contest 2015<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve ever enjoyed a day at the beach, no doubt you have been entertained by the antics of a few fleet-footed shorebirds as they scurry about in the waves, looking for morsels of food buried in the sand. As summer begins to wane, migratory shorebirds begin their long, annual journey south for the winter, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-26q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16219,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/top-wildlife-sanctuaries-for-shorebird-migration\/","url_meta":{"origin":8086,"position":0},"title":"Top Wildlife Sanctuaries for Shorebird Migration","author":"William Freedberg","date":"August 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Late summer is peak season for watching shorebirds in Massachusetts. 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