Date: 11/24/25 5:30 am From: Karen LORENZO (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Curlew Sanpiper
I'm not an avid birder, I just happened upon this bird while at Fort Fisher.
When I looked up the photos I had taken, research says it is a curlew
sandpiper.
- After migrating to the Arctic from as far away as South Africa, male
Curlew Sandpipers only stay for about 10 days to breed before heading back
south. Females stay longer to incubate eggs and care for chicks, but as
soon as the young are independent (at 2–3 weeks of age), females also take
off to the south.
- With its penchant for flying long distances, Curlew Sandpiper can turn
up just about anywhere. This species is a rare but regular visitor to North
America, where it has occurred in at least 45 U.S. states and all 10
Canadian provinces
