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Pectoral sandpiper        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Small numbers of pectoral sandpipers pass through southern California in fall and spring, on their way to breeding and wintering grounds.   These were photographed during fall migration at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area near Riverside.   Breeding birds are on another page.

  • Canon 1D4 or 7D2; 800 mm IS lens with 1.4X converter, some with fill-in flash (2014, 2015, 2018)