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Western sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Habitat:

Bolsa Chica Wetlands

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9 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thnx Jellis and Geoffrey :)

GeoffreyPalmer
GeoffreyPalmer 10 years ago

I agree with the first suggestion by Jellis: Western Sandpiper.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Baird's Sandpipers not since 2012 that I see and to much color on neck.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Sanderling. Western Sandpiper and Baird's Sandpipers have been reported.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Dunlins are not white underneath and I don't think there is any Semipalmated Sandpipers there at least not reported. Still learning to Identify. I would say Sanderling but they are lighter in color above.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

smaller than a willet and maybe a little bigger than the Dunlins i have seen in Martinez.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Not all, Westerns have black. What size was it?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Sandpipers have yellow legs?
Dunlin?

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Not sure but it looks like a Western Sandpiper

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014

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