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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Little shorebird that blended in pretty well with the rocks from far away

Habitat:

On the rocky shore of a lake on a mountainous trail

Reference Links:

Least Sandpiper, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Machi
I checked over my Kodiak bird species lists and I think you are right. Unless it is something not listed on them, this is the only species that seems to fit the bill
AshleyT
I think it's a least sandpiper, but I'm not familiar with all the shorebirds that show up regularly in Alaska from Asia, so can't rule everything else out! https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Least_Sandpiper/id

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Great Alaskan Challenge
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PublishedJuly 26, 2016

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