SCOLOPACID^: Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



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Southern California W.V. 

 Sept.-Apr. Rare in mid- 

 winter; common in migrations. 

 Chiefly on fresh water where 

 muddy margins offer attractive 

 conditions, or in irrigated fields. 



Arizona Few records, but 

 increasing irrigation should 

 bring a local increase in num- 

 bers of this bird. 



California W.V. Aug- 

 Apr. On coast or inland. 

 Like other shore-birds, most 

 numerous in migration. Usually 

 in company with other large 

 shore-birds. 



Arizona Records are few, 

 though it should occur regularly 

 along the lower Colorado River. 



Southern California Migrant Rare Aug. Sept. and Mar. Apr. 

 More numerous in the interior, where it favors muddy banks of streams. 



Arizona Migrant Abundant. Usually found singly; hence the 

 name "solitary." 



Summer range: Northwestern United States to Alaska. Winter: South 

 America^ 



Southern California Mi- 

 grant Fairly common on 

 rocky shores of mainland and 

 islands. Occasional in winter. 

 Usually singly, sometimes small 

 flocks in migration. 



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