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Calidris mauri
Small sandpiper. Short neck. Moderately long bill, with slight droop. Moderately long legs. Black center of rump and tail. Legs black. Back gray-brown with some reddish. Chest usually only lightly marked. In breeding plumage has chestnut on back, crown, and back of face. Short webbing between toes (hard to see).
Edge of Lake Lewisville.
Spotted on May 7, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2013
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Thank you Rob. These little ones still confuse me :)