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Calidris melanotos. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



Photograph: Hoover's Lakes, April 9, 1964 (JH). This sandpiper 

 is known only from the photographic record (Browning 1966b). 

 Gabrielson and Jewett (1940) list two fall records of the Pectoral 

 Sandpiper from Multnomah and Lincoln counties and Gullion (1951) 

 considers this species as a common (italics mine) fall migrant in the 

 southern Willamette Valley. 



Calidris bairdii. Baird's Sandpiper. 



This peep sandpiper is a very rare visitor in spring, known only from 

 two sight records: April 10, 1964, and May 5, 1965, at Hoover's Lakes. 

 Both records were made by experienced observers, and during each 

 observation Calidris mauri (Western Sandpiper) and C. minutilla 

 (Least Sandpiper) were present for comparison. Gabrielson and Jewett 

 (1940) cite several specimens from the coast taken during the fall and 

 a flock seen (one specimen collected) in Wallowa County. GulUon 

 (1951) considers Baird's Sandpiper to be a common fall migrant in the 

 southern Willamette Valley. 



Calidris minutilla. Least Sandpiper. 



This small sandpiper is a fairly common spring migrant and less 

 common fall migrant in the White City area. Earhest spring, February 

 27, Hoover's Lakes; latest spring, late May. Earliest fall, July 14, 

 Howard Prairie Reservoir; latest fall, September 24, Phoenix. Six 

 individuals were sighted on the Medford CBCs at Hoover's Lakes on 

 December 30, 1960. 



Calidris alpina. Dunlin. 



The Dunlin is a fairly common spring migrant in the White City 

 area. Earhest, April 8, Hoover's Lakes; latest, June 10, Hoover's 

 Lakes. Six were recorded on a Medford CBC on December 28, 1962. 



Calidris pv.silla. Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



This sandpiper is a very rare visitor. One bird identified as the 

 Semipalmated Sandpiper was seen at Hoover's Lakes on April 14, 

 1964. There are no known specimens of this species in Oregon and it 

 should remain on the Oregon hypothetical list (Gabrielson and 

 Jewett 1940:604). 



Calidris mauri. Western Sandpiper. 



The Western Sandpiper is an uncommon spring and fall migrant in 

 Bear Creek Valley and the White City area. Earliest spring, April 5, 

 Game Ponds; latest spring, early May, Hoover's Lakes; earliest 

 fall, July 13, Hoover's Lakes; latest fall, November 28, Phoenix. 



Limnodromus spp. Dowitcher. 



Both Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus probably occur in 

 Jackson County, but available records do not provide adequate 

 evidence for species documentation. Dowitchers are fairly common 



