A white-crowned sparrow backlit with morning light along Limantour Spit in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Sanderlings in a group preening session along Limantour Spit in Point Reyes National Seashore.

A western snowy plover ( Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus ) standing around on Limantour Spit in Point Reyes National Seashore. At this poin...

A sanderling ( Calidris alba ) in a high-contrast plumage phase (probably a molting juvenile) having a stretch and a bow. And really, with ...

Some resting sanderlings ( Calidris alba ) along the beach at Limantour Spit in Point Reyes National Seashore. As a whole, this flock of mos...

A late afternoon walk along Limantour Spit in Point Reyes National Seashore on an overcast Sunday was a real treat a few weekends ago. I fi...