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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

Adults have short yellowish legs and an orange bill with a dark tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath with black spots.

Habitat:

Their breeding habitat is near fresh water across most of Canada and the United States.

Notes:

I spotted this at the Glenridge Quarry Naturalization site.

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