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Sanderling
Calidris alba
45.0693, -67.0438
Field Notes
Description:
Sanderlings are small wading birds that are often found in large flocks racing waves up and down on ocean shorelines as they feed. They are about 18-20 cm in length. In winter sanderlings are very pale. In breeding colors they have a heavily patterned brown and white back and white beneath.
Habitat:
Shorelines during migration. Breeds in the high Arctic during the summer.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2012
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