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Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Photo by p.young713
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Field Notes

Description:

An abundant small shorebird, the Semipalmated Sandpiper breeds in the Arctic and winters along the coasts of South America.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Semipalmated_Sandpiper/id

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico

Notes:

This bird is normally not in the area in the summer, maybe migrating?

Species ID Suggestions

Sanderling

Calidris alba

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