Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763)Reviewable (MD/DCRC)    Synonyms: CUSA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Scolopacidae   >   Genus Calidris   

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Maryland has four accepted records of this rare Eurasian visitor, but more are expected with diligent coverage of Maryland's shorebird habitat. Harford Co. record added October 2020 (pending MD/DCRC review).

There are 20 records in the project database.

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A Curlew Sandpiper on Assateague Island, Maryland (8/15/2004). Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper on Assateague Island, Maryland (8/15/2004). Photo by Dave Czaplak. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper (left) in Harford Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/25/2020). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Kidwell. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Brad Heath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Brad Heath via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Brad Heath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Brad Heath via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) Dany Sloan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dany Sloan via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Curlew Sandpiper in Harford Co., Maryland (10/17/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in Chatham, Massachusetts (8/25/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A Curlew Sandpiper in flight at Buir Lake, Mongolia (7/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)


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