Shorebirds

The Shorebirds,familes Scolopacidae(snipes,phalaropes,sandpipers,turnstones and allies),Recurvostridae(avocets and stilts),Haematopopidae(oystercatchers),and Charadriidae(plovers and lapwings),are a group of birds found in wetlands and coastal environments.They have long bills used for digging for shellfish hidden in the sand.There are over 210 species of shorebirds across the globe.The best time to see these birds are during the winter and fall

Species native to North America
Scolopacidae Haematopopidae Charadriidae Recurvostridae
 * Common Greenshank
 * Marsh Sandpiper
 * Common Redshank
 * Spotted Redshank
 * Greater Yellowlegs
 * Lesser Yellowlegs
 * Wood Sandpiper
 * Green Sandpiper
 * Solitary Sandpiper
 * Willet
 * Wandering Tattler
 * Gray-tailed Tattler
 * Common Sandpiper
 * Spotted Sandpiper
 * Terek Sandpiper
 * Upland Sandpiper
 * Whimbrel
 * Little Curlew
 * Eurasian Curlew
 * Far Eastern Curlew
 * Bristle-thighed Curlew
 * Eskimo Curlew (extinct)
 * Long-billed Curlew
 * Black-tailed Godwit
 * Hudsonian Godwit
 * Bar-tailed Godwit
 * Marbled Godwit
 * Ruddy Turnstone
 * Black Turnstone
 * Great Knot
 * Red Knot
 * Surfbird
 * Sanderling
 * Curlew Sandpiper
 * Semipalmated Sandpiper
 * Western Sandpiper
 * Red-necked Stint
 * Little Stint
 * Temnick's Stint
 * Long-toed Stint
 * Least Sandpiper
 * White-rumped Sandpiper
 * Baird's Sandpiper
 * Pectoral Sandpiper
 * Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
 * Spoon-billed Sandpiper
 * Broad-billed Sandpiper
 * Purple Sandpiper
 * Rock Sandpiper
 * Dunlin
 * Curlew Sandpiper
 * Stilt Sandpiper
 * Buff-breasted Sandpiper
 * Ruff
 * Short-billed Dowitcher
 * Long-billed Dowitcher
 * Wilson's Snipe
 * Common Snipe
 * Pin-tailed Snipe
 * Jack Snipe
 * Red-necked Phalarope
 * Red Phalarope
 * American Oystercatcher
 * Black Oystercatcher
 * Black-bellied Plover
 * American Golden-Plover
 * Pacific Golden-Plover
 * Lesser Sand-Plover
 * Snowy Plover
 * Wilson's Plover
 * Common Ringed Plover
 * Semipalmated Plover
 * Piping Plover (Endangered)
 * Killdeer
 * Mountain Plover
 * Eurasian Dotterel
 * American Avocet
 * Black-necked Stilt