BEACH BIRDS. 



137 



No. 142. 



Genus: Actitis. 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 



Species: A. macularia. 



Distribution: 



A common summer resident of New England. 



Date of Arrival: 

 Late April. 



Date of Departure: 

 September. 



General Plumage: 



In summer, upper parts greenish brown marked with black, 

 head streaky, outer tail feathers barred with blackish ; under 

 parts white, black spotted. In winter, upper parts browner, 

 unmarked. Immature, upper parts, brownish marked with 

 buff" and blackish ; under parts white tinted with gray. Bill 

 yellowish green, brown tipped, feet "reddish yellow.'' 

 Length about 7.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A clear whistle " peet-weet." 



Haimis: 



About both fresh and salt water. 



