Black Oystercatcher feeding at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington. This photo won Honorable Mention in the Wildlife Category of the 2013 Tacoma Nature Center Photo Contest.

American Avocets at Swallows Park in Clarkston, Washington.

Black-necked Stilt. Photo taken by the County Line Ponds near Othello, Washington.

Marbled Godwit near the Point Brown Jetty of Ocean Shores, Washington.

Ruddy Turnstone in breeding plumage. Photo taken at Bottle Beach State Park near Ocosta, Washington.

Mixed flock of Marbled Godwits and Sanderlings taking flight. Photo taken near the Point Brown Jetty, south of Ocean Shores, Washington.

American Golden-Plover in non-breeding plumage near Copalis Beach, Washington.

Killdeer at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, Washington.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

Snowy Plover in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Grayland Beach State Park in Grayland, Washington.

Black Oystercatcher with a limpit at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

American Avocet at Swallows Park in Clarkston, Washington.

Male Long-billed Curlew along SR-24 near Sunnyside in Yakima County, Washington.

Marbled Godwit near the Point Brown Jetty of Ocean Shores, Washington.

Willet at the Tokeland Marina in Tokeland, Washington.

Greater Yellowlegs in non-breeding plumage at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington.

Juvenile Black-bellied Plover at Norwegian Point County Park in Hansville, Washington.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

Snowy Plover with leg bands in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Grayland Beach State Park in Grayland, Washington.

Black Oystercatcher at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

American Avocet in breeding plumage wading in Soap Lake, Washington.

Long-billed Dowitcher in breeding plumage. Photo taken near Sequim, Washington.

Black Turnstone at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

Willet showing off its striking wing patterns. Photo taken at the Tokeland Marina in Tokeland, Washington.

Greater Yellowlegs at Old Mill Park in Silverdale, Washington.

Mid-summer flock of Black-bellied Plovers. Photo taken at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

Semipalmated Plover at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

Snowy Plover with leg bands in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Grayland Beach State Park in Grayland, Washington.

Black Oystercatcher taking flight at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

Flock of American Avocets at Swallows Park in Clarkston, Washington.

Long-billed Dowitcher in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Soap Lake in Grant County, Washington.

Banded Black Turnstone carrying a radio transmitter. Photo taken at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington on August 28, 2011.

Willets at the Tokeland Marina in Tokeland, Washington.

Lesser Yellowlegs at Belfair State Park near Belfair, Washington.

From big to small. Black-bellied Plovers and the much smaller Western Sandpipers on the beach together at Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

Semipalmated Plover at Theler Wetlands in Belfair, Washington.

Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage. Photo taken near Winthrop, Washington.

Black Oystercatcher at the John Wayne Marina in Sequim, Washington.

Black-necked Stilts. Photo taken by the County Line Ponds near Othello, Washington.

Short-billed dowitcher at Bottle Beach State Park near Ocosta, Washington.

Black Turnstone in the rain. Photo taken in Port Angeles, Washington.

Marbled Godwit with a resting Willet flock. Photo taken at the Tokeland Marina in Tokeland, Washington.

Pacific Golden-Plover in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Ediz Hook in Port Angeles, Washington.

Killdeer at the John Wayne Marina in Sequim, Washington.

A rare visitor to the Washington Coast! Mountain Plover on the shore of the Pacific Ocean at Griffiths-Priday State Park in Copalis Beach, Washington. Photo taken on December 8, 2019.

Snowy Plover in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken at Grayland Beach State Park in Grayland, Washington.

Dunlin in non-breeding plumage. Photo taken on the shore of Chico Bay near Bremerton, Washington.