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White-rumped Sandpipers

Calidris fuscicollis

Description:

Unique among the small sandpipers known as "peeps," the White-rumped Sandpiper shows white above the base of the tail. Its striking rump, along with its distinctive call note, make it readily identifiable in the midst of a flock of flying small shorebirds.

Habitat:

Along the edge of Lake Lewisville.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 13, 2012

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