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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Description:

A medium-sized, chunky shorebird, the Pectoral Sandpiper is found most commonly on mudflats with short grass or weedy vegetation and seems more at home in the grass than in the water.

Habitat:

Wastewater treatment pond adjacent to San Francisco Bay.

Notes:

Rare fall migrant to coastal California

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DonnaPomeroy
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DonnaPomeroy

San Mateo, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Dec 2, 2012

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