Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

The Wandering Tattler nests in rocky areas along mountain streams of Alaska and northwest Canada. They winter along the rocky coastlines of California and Mexico. As their name suggests, wander they will. Sightings from places as far out of their predicted range, such as Australia are occasionally reported. Small, but regular numbers breed across the Bering Strait on Russia’s Chukchi Peninsula.

Scientists who study this species have struggled with how it fits into shorebird taxonomy. DNA analysis is pending, and we could see revisions in the near future. Studies are difficult, partly because of a relatively small population, and because much of their summer and winter habitats are in remote regions, making it difficult to observe. Their slate-gray coloring lets it all but disappear in its surroundings.

Today’s science regards the Wandering Tattler as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).

Most of my encounters with this species have come from the rocky shores of La Jolla (California), but I’ve also found them near Crescent City (California) near the border with Oregon.

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Wandering Tattler - Tringa incana — **Wandering Tattler**
*(Tringa incana)*

**Description:**
Mission Beach Jetty. San Diego, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2013:03:24 10:42

**Location:**

Mission Beach
San Diego, California
United States
9.44 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** D3X2322-WanderingTattler

© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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Pin It — **Wandering Tattler**
*(Tringa incana)*

**Description:**
Mission Beach Jetty. San Diego, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2013:03:24 10:42

**Location:**

Mission Beach
San Diego, California
United States
9.44 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000

**File Name:** D3X2322-WanderingTattler

© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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Spotted Sandpiper - Tringa macularia — **Spotted Sandpiper**
*(Tringa incana)*

**Description:**
Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2014:09:09 8:15

**Location:**

La Jolla
La Jolla, California
United States
13.12 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** D3X9823-SpottedSandpiper

© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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