239. Actodromas maculata 
PECTORAL SANDPIPER. 9 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above gray mottled with black, reddish 
tinged ; ~ump and base of tail black. Below, throat and belly white, 
breast mottled brown and white; bill and feet yellowish. In fall. 
Similar but lacking the reddish tinge. Immature. Similar to 
adult, but breast with deep yellowish tinge. Also known as Grass 
Snipe and Krieker. The male is much larger than the female; it 
might be mistaken for another species. Found in the marshes and 
about the little pools back from the beach. 
Note. ‘A rough, sharp £riek-kriek.” 
‘Breeds. Far north. A rare spring migrant in May, common 
August to October. 
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