Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Brünnich, 1764    Synonyms: PUSA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Scolopacidae   >   Genus Calidris   

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Reliably found at the Ocean City Inlet in winter.

There are 127 records in the project database.

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A Purple Sandpiper in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1/24/2017). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/6/2021). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jonathan Irons. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co., Maryland (1/11/2009). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper at Ocean City Inlet in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/16/2014). Photo by Russ Ruffing. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/30/2021). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/30/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/11/2018). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper at the Ocean City Inlet, Worcester Co., Maryland (2/8/2014). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/24/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpipers at Point Lookout SP in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/2/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpipers at Point Lookout SP in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/2/2015). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

Purple Sandpipers in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2018). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)

A Purple Sandpiper in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/24/2017). Photo by Mark Johnson. (MBP list)


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