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Audubon Shorebirds on Display
7/10/2025
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Detail of Audubon Plate 405 featuring semipalmated sandpipers

Our summer of Audubon shorebirds continues this month with the Semipalmated Sandpiper (plate 405). These fast-moving and tiny birds can be hard to spot on the beach (though you may hear their chirp!) but you can visit us through August 12 to see them on display in our reading room. Read more about the sandpiper in Massachusetts in our recent blog post

Audubon Plate 405, Semipalmated Sandpiper
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