Yellow Rail

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Wilsons Phalarope

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

White Rumped Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Western Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Look for: Moderately longer bill. Slight droop. Chestnut plumage on back, crown, back of face (during breeding season) 

Virginia Rail

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Upland Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Sora

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Solitary Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Look for: Bold white eyering, white spotting on back

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Semipalmated Plover

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae

Sandhill Crane

Gruiformes

Gruidae

Piping Plover

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae

Pectoral Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Bigger than Least Sandpiper. Two white lines going down back.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Least Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

King Rail

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Reddish chest, neck, and back. Slightly down-curved bill. Black and white stripes on flanks.

Killdeer

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae

Greater Yellowlegs

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Common Snipe

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Compared to American Woodcock:

Longer legs

Stripes on crown and back Dark barring on breast and flanks with white, unmarked belly

Common Moorhen

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Black Rail

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Black-Bellied Plover

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae

Baird's Sandpiper

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Darker than white rumped, with more scaly pattern.

American Coot

Gruiformes

Rallidae

American Woodcock

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

American Golden Plover

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae