western sandpiper resting at seaside beach

animal bill bird birding birdwatching breeding cheeks coastal colorful crown droopy feather feeding females longer plumage rich rufous sandpiper seabird seashore shorebird shoreline shoulders shows tones western wildlife resting seaside beach females crown nonbreeding plain pale gray white juveniles pale-faced bright strip feathers upper edge wings semipalmated shorter-billed duller grayish-brown distinguish larger-headed front-heavy dunlin smaller paler breeds arctic tundra alaska migration large flocks mudflats beaches common north america