Non-Breeding Birds Distribution Map

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

The Washington Gap Analysis Project created breeding bird maps only. The non-breeding birds (e.g., wintering, pelagic (coastal), and birds expanding their ranges) are represented only by NatureMapping sightings.

NatureMapping observations reported by townships throughout the year.

Species Distribution Information

This species spends winters along the US west coast from Oregon south, across all southern-most states, from North Carolina south through Florida, as well as Baja California and all of Mexico. This sandpiper nests all over Alaska and all provinces east.