Pectoral sandpiper

Photo By/Credit

Hupp, Lisa/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
06/30/2018
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Pectoral sandpipers migrate to the Arctic coast from South America, passing through the Great Plains and both coasts of North America. "Pectoral" refers to the inflatable air sac on the male's chest, which he puffs out and uses to "hoot" for a mate while flying over the Arctic tundra. Listen here: www.audubon.org/news/listen-pectoral-sandpipers-amazing-a...
Subject tags
Wildlife viewing
Wildlife refuges
Migratory birds
Birds