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Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Photo by Desmond.E.S.O
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small shorebird, with pale belly, brown, and longish (droop-tipped bill).

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Lifer!!!

Species ID Suggestions

Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

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AndrewOrgill
Note the bills which are fairly short compared to a Dunlin but are still pretty thin and slightly decurved. These look like Western Sandpipers

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Birds of the World
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Southern California Wildlife
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Birds of California/Arizona
Photographed
PublishedNovember 25, 2015

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