This large sandpiper is not a common migrant in the area around the Park.
There is a single park record, that of a bird by the side of the Newfound Gap Road (441) between Newfound Gap and the Thomas Divide Trailhead on April 25, 1987.
References:
Gough, G. A., Sauer, J. R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Aves
Order:
Charadriiformes
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology
(Gmelin)