Date: 11/24/25 6:53 am From: Karen LORENZO (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Curlew Sanpiper
Not on either of them, sorry.
It is posted to instagram under rare bird
#rareshorebird
On Mon, Nov 24, 2025, 9:40 AM Robert Lewis <rfermat...> wrote:
> Can you post photos to ebird or "What's this Bird" on facebook?
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> Bob Lewis
> Durham NC
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> On Monday, November 24, 2025 at 08:30:28 AM EST, Karen LORENZO" (via
> carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> I'm not an avid birder, I just happened upon this bird while at Fort
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> When I looked up the photos I had taken, research says it is a curlew
> sandpiper.
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> * 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
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> * 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
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