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Spotted Sandpiper

Actitis macularius

Photo by LivanEscudero
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25.7384, -80.1504

Field Notes

Habitat:

common near most kinds of freshwater, including rivers and streams, as well as near the sea coast

Notes:

A while back I saw juveniles or non-breeding ones at this same beach. I only saw this one, in its breeding adult plumage, today working the beach well away from a large group of other small shorebirds. Here is the other spotting:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/213472521

Reference Links:

Spotted Sandpiper Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMay 16, 2019

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