We saw this first bird at one of the beaches at Cape May, NJ. It was either Sunset Beach or Higbee Beach. Note the slight downward curve to its bill.

The next birds were seen at Bombay Hook, DE on May 27th, 2006.

The Dunlin has the black patch on its belly. The other bird is a Semipalmated Sandpiper.

I saw these Dunlin flying from the pool at Bombay Hook, DE in early October 2007.

Joyce and I saw many Dunlin at Bombay Hook on May 25th, 2008.

I saw this bird at the Indian River inlet in Delaware on December 30th, 2008.

These birds were at Bombay Hook NWR on May 24th, 2009.

I saw several hundred Dunlin at Brigantine NWR, NJ on November 27th, 2009. This is one of them.

These birds were at Bolsa Chica Wildlife Preserve in Orange County, CA in late January 2010.

This Dunlin was all by itself in the new impoundment at Swan Harbor on April 1st, 2012.

I saw these at Prime Hook NWR, DE on April 17th, 2013.

These birds were on the Delaware Bay shoreline on May 22nd, 2013.

I saw these at Bombay Hook on May 24th, 2014.

These were at Bombay Hook on May 24th, 2015.

I saw these at the Indian River Inlet on January 16th, 2016.

These were near the Port Mahon Road on May 15th, 2016.

I saw this Dunlin at Slaughter Beach, DE on May 28th, 2017.

These were in Raymond Pool at Bombay Hook on May 26th, 2018. The Dunlin has the black belly.

We saw many Dunlin at Bombay Hook on May 11th, 2019.