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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766)

Spotted Sandpiper in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Actitis
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 (27)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • 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
Spotted Sandpiper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Cuyahoga County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Franklin County45 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hamilton County26 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake County55 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lorain County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Lucas County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Stark County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Summit County46 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 29 records in 10 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 29 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 Spotted Sandpiper in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Spotted 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 12–1811561
Apr 19–2533560
Apr 26 – May 2441,122
May 3–933824
May 10–1632793
May 17–2322901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 600771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2711954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1132973
Jul 12–1821957
Jul 19–25111,240
Jul 26 – Aug 122912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1511769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 500959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1900817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1000597
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 early June, middle week early May, and again late June to mid-September, middle week late July

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 781 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 Spotted Sandpiper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Spotted 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 40019,661
Apr 5–112226,860
Apr 12–187539,925
Apr 19–25421041,623
Apr 26 – May 2561056,391
May 3–967952,952
May 10–16821053,785
May 17–23711057,698
May 24–30451054,651
May 31 – Jun 625953,099
Jun 7–1318553,700
Jun 14–2013756,625
Jun 21–2717855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 426858,477
Jul 5–1131961,336
Jul 12–18341064,722
Jul 19–2544969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 142759,416
Aug 2–8341059,712
Aug 9–1536955,994
Aug 16–2223954,328
Aug 23–2916651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 516657,167
Sep 6–127759,075
Sep 13–199654,543
Sep 20–267345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–103237,841
Oct 11–172130,824
Oct 18–242221,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12116,004
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.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria540 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla116 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Killdeer Charadrius vociferus60 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes48 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: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in February to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed38%49%
Open water25%3%
Forest11%31%
Farmland7%11%
Grassland and shrub7%0.9%
Wetland7%5%
Barren5%0.6%

From 317 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

781 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.