| Common Name: | Sandpiper, Solitary | | Scientific Name: | Tringa solitaria | | Family: | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers) | | Area: | Dallas City Park, Oregon | | Date: | May 2, 2013 | 
Solitary Sandpipers are smaller (8 1/2") than Greater Yellowlegs (14"), or even Lesser Yellowlegs (10 1/2"). They have a distinct eye ring, or "spectacles" look, and have greenish legs rather than yellow legs. | | Reference: | The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by Sibley / Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman / Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Nehls, Aversa & Opperman |
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