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Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Solitary Sandpiper

Tringa solitaria A. Wilson, 1813

Solitary Sandpiper in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Tringa
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (22)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Solitary Sandpiper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Cuyahoga County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Franklin County27 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hamilton County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lorain County31 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Lucas County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ottawa County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Stark County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Summit County104 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Wayne County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 31 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 31 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Solitary Sandpiper in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Solitary SandpiperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2551,122
May 3–943824
May 10–1664793
May 17–2311901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25221,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–851907
Aug 9–1511769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2911788
Aug 30 – Sep 511959
Sep 6–1200907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2632745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1011597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

In Ohio

Mid-April to mid-May, middle week early May, and again mid-July to late September, middle week late August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 810 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Solitary Sandpiper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Solitary SandpiperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–117526,860
Apr 12–1811839,925
Apr 19–2543941,623
Apr 26 – May 21161056,391
May 3–9109952,952
May 10–161231053,785
May 17–2337857,698
May 24–304354,651
May 31 – Jun 62253,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–1813864,722
Jul 19–2523769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 140959,416
Aug 2–8471059,712
Aug 9–15371055,994
Aug 16–2217654,328
Aug 23–2935851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 536957,167
Sep 6–1223959,075
Sep 13–1920954,543
Sep 20–2634945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 313743,180
Oct 4–1012637,841
Oct 11–175330,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Tringa recorded in Lorain County

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaLesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWilletTringa semipalmata

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius541 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes292 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca139 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla40 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Willet Tringa semipalmata20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: no record
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in February, June and November to December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed27%49%
Open water21%3%
Farmland18%11%
Wetland15%5%
Forest13%31%
Grassland and shrub5%0.9%
Barren2%0.6%

From 319 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

810 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.