Name: Purple Sandpiper at Frenchmans Bay @jeannieiron
Uploaded: 2021-02-23T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Proving how tough Purple Sandpipers are, this individual is on the rocky pier at Frenchmans Bay in Pickering. Purple Sandpipers winter farther north in eastern North America than any other sandpiper. They love rocky wave-swept shorelines where they will swim from rock to rock. Frenchmans Bay in Pickering, Ontario on 20 February 2021.

Purple Sandpiper in Toronto on 15 December 2019 @jeannieiron

Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

PURPLE SANDPIPER feeding on rocky shoreline pounded by crashing waves – its favourite habitat. Light was perfect for seeing the purple sheen that gives this sandpiper its name. Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto Christmas Bird Count on 15 December 2019.

Purple Sandpiper in Toronto on 15 December 2019

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