168 FEATHERED GAME 
birds’? or the dowitchers. They are very wel- 
come in the game-bag of the marsh gunners 
for, although they are not large, they are always 
fat, of good flavor and fine table birds. 
THE SANDERLING. ‘‘BEACH BIRD.”’ 
(Calidris arenaria.) 
The Sanderling is an inhabitant of almost 
every country and clime, passing the nesting 
season within the Arctic Circle and migrating 
to and beyond the tropics in the winter. 
Though sometimes found on the shores of the 
larger inland lakes, with us the bird is almost 
entirely maritime. They are quite common 
here in New England, a visitor to our sandy 
beaches in August usually finding plenty of 
these birds, either in small flocks of their own 
kind or united with the smaller ‘‘sandpeeps”’ 
or the ‘‘ringnecks.’’ Their favorite feeding 
places are at the edges of incoming waves, just 
keeping out of their reach as they advance and 
charging back as the water goes down. 
Generally the Sanderling is unsuspicious and 
will allow close approach unless in a locality 
where much disturbed. It is large enough to be 
