NPSpecies

A fairly common summer resident, rare winter resident, and fairly common spring and fall migrant along the Colorado River. It has been documented breeding along the river four times (LaRue et al. 2001). At open water elsewhere in the region, it is a rare summer visitor and a fairly common spring and fall migrant with peaks in May and August. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Actitis macularius) * Spotted Sandpiper is a fairly common summer resident, rare winter resident, and fairly common spring and fall migrant along the Colorado River. It has been documented breeding along the river four times (LaRue et al. 2001). At open water elsewhere in the region, it is a rare summer visitor and a fairly common spring and fall migrant with peaks in May and August. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.