Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) – Elegant, long-legged grassland migrant, rare in late summer–fall, favoring open fields.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) – Slender, down-curved-billed shorebird, scarce spring/fall migrant at lakeshores and mudflats.
Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) – Striking black-and-white migrant, very rare in flooded fields after storms.
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) – Boldly patterned coastal stray, rare in spring/fall at inland lakes.
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) – Dark, chunky shorebird, casual late-summer–fall visitor to reservoirs.
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) – Rusty-breasted traveler, rare at Arizona reservoirs during late-summer migration.
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) – Variable Eurasian vagrant, casual in mixed shorebird flocks during migration.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) – Bright-chested Asian stray, very rare in late fall among peeps.
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) – Sleek, long-winged sandpiper, rare in late spring on mudflats.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) – Tawny, open-country migrant, rare but regular in fall on short grass.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) – Small, short-billed peep, rare but regular in late spring and summer.
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) – Stout-billed shorebird, rare migrant often mixed with Long-billed Dowitchers.
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) – Plump, secretive eastern species, exceptional vagrant to Arizona.
Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) – Gray, rock-loving coastal stray, rare at inland lakes in spring/fall.
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) – Storm-driven pelagic bird, rare on Arizona lakes in late fall/winter.