A semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. These are another shore bird which breeds in northern Canada and Alaska.

Semipalmated sandpipers feeding in the surf at Breezy Point Tip.

A semipalmated sandpiper resting, and partially buried in the sand at Breezy Point.

An American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) trying to take a nap on Rockaway Beach. The oystercatches on Rockaway Beach are acclimated to humans.

A lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) in flight at the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

A semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus). The most plentiful plover at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) on the mud flats at the East Pond in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

A least sandpiper trying to defend a worm. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at the end of July.

An Oystercatcher on some gravel in Jamaica Bay.

A slower shutter speed shot of a lesser yellowlegs in flight. These shots are somewhat difficult to pull off as you need to track the bird while the shutter is open.