Although some shorebirds prefer habitats further from the water, most are found at the water’s edge. It may seem strange for shorebirds to run away from water as fast as their legs can carry them. Yet ...

Sanderlings are a type of sandpiper that you often see on the beach in winter and summer. For those of us who watched the movie “Finding Dory,” you might recall seeing a short film called “Piper,” ...

On beach walks these days, I always look for sanderlings — those cute little sandpipers that run back and forth like wind-up toys in synchrony with the waves. Sanderlings are among the most common ...

During August and September, migratory birds, such as shorebirds, hawks and hummingbirds, will be heading to our region from breeding grounds across North America, with many on their way to Latin ...

Millions of shorebirds descend on the Arctic each year to mate and raise chicks during the tundra’s brief burst of summer. But that burst, which usually begins in mid-June, never arrived this year for ...

Shorebirds are arriving by the multitudes along Texas shorelines and inland wetlands after traveling some 5,000 miles from Arctic breeding grounds. They include such birds as plovers, sandpipers, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A flock of sanderlings takes flight at Higgins Beach in Scarborough on ...

Migratory sandpipers breeding in Greenland who choose to spend the winter in West Africa instead of elsewhere along the East Atlantic coast have a lower chance of survival, are more likely to skip ...

It’s early autumn and I’m standing on a sandy beach near Ardivachar Point in South Uist. There’s still a hint of warmth in the air despite the summer’s end, but what really catches my attention are ...