This smallest of the North American 'peeps' (tiny sandpipers) is the most common in migration in the area around the Smokies. It can often be separated in the field from other peeps by its light-colored legs. This is probably the species of sandpiper most likely to be seen again in the park, besides the Spotted and Solitary, but it is likely to be absent most years.

The one park record is of an individual at the Cades Cove sewage treatment lagoons in early May of 1989 with Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers.

References:

Gough, G. A., Sauer, J. R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.