SPOTTED SANDPIPER 
263. Actitis macularia. 7.5 in. 
Below white, with round blackish spots, heaviest on | 
the breast and sides; above olive-brown or gray, with ~ 
faint black bars; a narrow black line from the bill 
through the eye to the ears. Young entirely white | 
below, with the breast faintly tinged with gray. These 
birds are abundant and breed locally throughout the 
United States and the greater part of Canada. One or 
more pairs will usually be found nesting in the fields 
about all small ponds, or among the weeds that grow 
about edges of pools and lakes. They have a peculiar 
habit of “teetering,” whether standing still or while 
feeding on the banks of streams or ponds; other birds 
do this but not nearly as persistently as Spotted Sand- 
pipers. 
Notes.—A clear “ peet-weet; 
whistle. 
Nest.—On the ground in fields or near the edges 
of pools or streams; eggs buffy, boldly spotted. 
Range.—Breeds from the Gulf to Hudson Bay; win- 
ters south of the U.S. 
” also a single melodious 
