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Sanderling
Calidris alba
27.8977, -82.8443
Field Notes
Description:
The Sanderling is a small sandpiper. It runs up and down the beach probing for food. Note that it is in the surf zone so it spends quite a bit of time running in and out (or back and forth) with each incoming wave. The sanderling has black legs and feet and a black bill. By the time they reach this area, they have faded from their more colorful plumage.
Habitat:
Coastal. Spotted on the gulf coast FL, USA.
Notes:
The Sanderling is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the USA.
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html…
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 18, 2011
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