This compendium of some of the late summer birds of Duncan Reef includes the period between the last week of August to the middle of September. The shorebirds are all gone now and the late migrants have not arrived. Ipswich Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting, Horned Larks, American Pipit and the always anticipated Harlequin Ducks and Purple Sandpipers are yet to arrive, and perhaps a rarity or two.

Baird's Sandpiper

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Common Raven

Common Raven Common Raven

Least Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Sanderling

Least Sandpiper Sanderling Sanderling

American Pipit

This is a lone lost leader well ahead of the horde.

American Pipit

Black-capped Chickadee

Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee

Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat Common Yellowthroat

Ruddy Turnstone

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