Nature Please identify this bird

Please identify this bird · 12:50 PM

I photographed this bird at Kanaha Pond on Maui.
I suspect that it's a migratory visitor.
Can anyone identify it?

Not a Number · 09-02-2014, 01:04 PM

Looks like a Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) to me, but I'm no expert.

Could be Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) too.

TedW · 09-02-2014, 02:35 PM

Looks like a Wandering Tattler to me. They normally are found on the west coast in Canada and Alaska, but occasionally on South Pacific islands like Hawaii. They belong to the Sandpiper family.

gmiyamoto · 09-02-2014, 06:25 PM

Thank you everyone.
I Googled "Wandering Tattler" & found other similar photos so it appears that this is a Wandering Tattler.
Amazing that they fly between Hawaii & the mainland.
Plovers also visit Hawaii from Alaska.

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09-02-2014, 01:04 PM	#2
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	Looks like a Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) to me, but I'm no expert. Could be Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) too. Last edited by Not a Number; 09-02-2014 at 01:11 PM.

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TedW Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 241	Looks like a Wandering Tattler to me. They normally are found on the west coast in Canada and Alaska, but occasionally on South Pacific islands like Hawaii. They belong to the Sandpiper family.

09-02-2014, 06:25 PM	#4
gmiyamoto Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 46 Original Poster	Thank you everyone. I Googled "Wandering Tattler" & found other similar photos so it appears that this is a Wandering Tattler. Amazing that they fly between Hawaii & the mainland. Plovers also visit Hawaii from Alaska.