134 



BEACH BIRDS. 



Species: C. arenaria. 

 the coast. 



No. 139. SANDERLING. 



Genus: Calidris. 



Distribution: 



A common transient visitor alon_ 



Date of Arrival: 



Going northward late March to June. 



Date of Departure: 



Going southward August to October. 



General Plumage: 



In summer, upper parts blacky buflf and ashen, wings dark, 

 white marked, tail brownish, white edged ; under parts 

 white, throat and breast yellowisli marked with blackish. 

 In autumn, under parts white, faintly marked ; upper parts 

 without bufl". In winter, upper parts brownish ; under 

 parts clear white. Bill and ieet greenish black. Length 

 about 8.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 

 " Plaintive whistle. '^ 



Haunts: 



Ocean beaches. 



