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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

A common small shorebird, the Least Sandpiper can be found in migration all across North America. It can be readily identified by its small size and yellow legs.

Habitat:

San Francisco Bay wetlands

Reference Links:

Least Sandpiper, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMarch 7, 2012

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