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Sanderling

Calidris alba

Photo by LivanEscudero
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26.3938, -81.8834

Field Notes

Habitat:

winters in sandy beaches, nests in the arctic coasts

Notes:

These guys in their non-breeding plumage are wintering here in sunny FL. They will soon head back to nest in the high arctic. In the mean time they are feverishly feeding in the along the surf line.

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedApril 2, 2013

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