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Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Description:

Small sandpiper, brown-scaled upperparts, rust-brown crown. Breast, throat are dark-spotted; belly, undertail are white. Wings have thin, white stripes visible in flight. Black line on rump extends onto tail. Legs and feet are yellow-green. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Habitat:

Mudflats on Lewisville Lake.

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013

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