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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
30.3172, -87.2744
Field Notes
Description:
Bright orange legs, white underside, black upper chest and a calico back. Interesting black and white pattern on the face. Color indicates that they are breeding adults.
Habitat:
Santa Rosa Island, a barrier island of northern Gulf of Mexico. White quartz sand with sea oats, bitter panicgrass and beach elder, which help to stabilize the shifting sand.
Notes:
Handsome little birds. They were keenly interested in the seaweed that had washed up on the shore.
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