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Baird's Sandpiper Along the sandy shores of the Ottawa River, Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) hunts for food amongst the weeds at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Baird's Sandpiper,Bairds sandpiper,Calidris bairdii,Canada,Constance Bay,Fall,Geotagged,Ontario,Ottawa,bird Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Baird's Sandpiper

Along the sandy shores of the Ottawa River, Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) hunts for food amongst the weeds at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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The Baird's sandpiper

The Baird's sandpiper is a small shorebird. It is among those calidrids which were formerly included in the genus ''Erolia'', which was subsumed into the genus ''Calidris'' in 1973. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The English name and specific ''bairdii'' commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Similar species: Shorebirds And Allies
Species identified by Greg Shchepanek
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By Greg Shchepanek

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Uploaded Dec 2, 2018. Captured Sep 25, 2016 17:15 in 672 Bayview Dr, Woodlawn, ON K0A 3M0, Canada.
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  • COOLPIX S9900
  • f/6.4
  • 1/200s
  • ISO125
  • 112.2mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.