[Length 6 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This winter plumaged Least Sandpiper was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: January 14, 2010)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Least Sandpiper was photographed at the La Sal del Rey Unit, Lower Rio Grande NWR, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 22, 2010)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper was photographed at the La Feria Sod Farm, La Feria, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: May 16, 2011)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper in breeding plumage was photographed at the Lake Hood seaplane marina in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper in breeding plumage was photographed at the Lake Hood seaplane marina in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper was photographed during fall migration at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1991)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper springing into flight was photographed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Soligor 300mm f5.6 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1978)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 18 in.]

This Pectoral Sandpiper was photographed during fall migration at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1991)