242. Actodromas minutilla 
LEAST SANDPIPER. 6 inches 
Adult. Above reddish brown, mottled with black ; rump black. 
Below white, finely streaked with brown on breast; bill black; 
legs greenish yellow. Femaleand Immature. Similar but lighter 
colored. The smallest of the shore birds,looks ....... ee 
like a sparrow with long legs and bill; isa - 
little smaller and darker than the Semipalmated 
with which it is often found. Also called Peep 
and Ox-eye. 
Note. A soft, weak whistle, Peep, peep. 
Breeds. Far north. A common migrant in 
May, July to September. 

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