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HAMS- Spotted Sandpiper A.O.U. NO.- 263 



( Actitis macularia) 

 PATE- June 19, 1933 



10.- 4 



1.20 x .91 1.19 x .92 



SITUATION- On an island in Powell *s River, 

 which is frequently flooded af te? several days 

 of hard rain three pairs of these birds nested 

 in 19"3. This particular sefr*(ff eggs was taken 

 from a nest on the upper part of the island. 

 The nest was placed beside a river rock at the 

 base of a small bush and was very well camou- 

 flaged since the few grass e€ in the nest and 

 the eggs were the same dark,cla;; "olor'as the 

 river rocks. 



This bird, as is quite character- 

 istic of members of this order, fluttered and 

 wobbled along on the ground in an effort to 

 draw me away from the nest. 



INCUBATION- Fresh 



SIZES- 1.19 x.9I 



Big Stone Gap , Va 



