248. Calidris arenaria 
SANDERLING. | 8 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above mottled black and grav with reddish 
tinge; rump brown; /zze of white spots on wing 
showing in flight. Below, breast cinnamon 
faintly spotted with brown; belly white. In 
fall. Above mottled gray and black. Below 
white. 
Note. A pleasant twitter. 
Breeds. Far north. A common migrant 
in May and July to October. 

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