Spotted Sandpiper |
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Description
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7 1/2". A medium-sized shorebird that bobs its tail almost constantly. Breeding adults brown above, white below with bold black spots on breast and belly. Fall birds lack black spots below, have brownish smudge at side of breast. |
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Voice
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A clear peet-weet; also a
soft trill.
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Habitat
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Ponds, streams, and other
waterways, both inland and along the shore.
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Nesting
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4 buff eggs, spotted with brown, in a nest lined with
grass or moss in a slight depression on the ground.
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Other
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