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Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Great Pond Trail, Connecticut

Stylized field-guide illustration of a Dunlin
Flockline species illustration. Not the reported individual.

No photos are attached to this species on the featured checklist.

Notes from this checklist

“Hanging with a killdeer on a mud flat looking North from the dam”

Historical context

0.34% of complete eBird checklists reported Dunlin in Hartford County, Connecticut during November 1-7, 2016–2025.

Based on 2,068 complete checklists. County reporting frequency, not a rarity rating.

Reports documented in 2 of 10 years during November 1-7; 4 years have unknown results.

November (whole month): reports in 3 of 10 years. 4 years have unknown results.

Year-by-year evidence

Each year uses the same county and seasonal period. An exported zero does not prove absence. Unknown means the species row, frequency or checklist sample is unavailable. These records do not estimate your chance of finding the bird or establish rarity.

Annual eBird exports for November 1-7
Year / sourceResultComplete checklists
2016Unknown111
2017Unknown124
2018Unknown111
2019Exported zero121
2020Reported219
2021Unknown218
2022Exported zero266
2023Exported zero267
2024Reported316
2025Exported zero315
Source and limits

This county-wide sample pools the selected years. It does not establish how regularly the species returned each year, how likely you are to find it at this spot, or whether this flock size is unusual. Percentages can be unstable when few checklists are available. Habitat, observer effort and repeated visits affect reporting. A zero does not establish absence.

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Dunlin across Northeast · When featured

16 report groups

On 18 eBird checklists · 7-day window ending November 2, 2026

Counts reflect the available eBird notable feed, which may omit other reports.

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Checklists with the same location and start time are grouped together. They may be copies from a shared outing, but this feed does not confirm that. These groups are not a count of independent sightings or distinct birds. The featured checklist is included in this total.

Checklist details
Survey type
Traveling
Time in the field
26 minutes
Distance covered
0.862 km
Birders on the outing
2 people
Species logged on this checklist
9 different species