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An Alert Spotted Sandpiper in Nonbreeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|February 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Spotted Sandpipers|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, alert, coast, coastal, nonbreeding plumage, rip rap, sandpiper, sandpipers, seawall, shorebirds, Spotted Sandpiper, winter|

This alert Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Fort De Soto County Park in January of 2009 as it walked down some rip rap towards the water.

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Spots before my eyes – Spotted Sandpipers that is

By Mia McPherson|July 29th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Pinellas County, Spotted Sandpipers|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, breeding plumage, creek, nonbreeding plumage, Pinellas County, rip rap, sandpiper, sandpipers, Spotted Sandpiper, West Fork Blacktail Deer Creek|

So I finally have images of the breeding plumage of this small shorebird that show the spots that gave this bird the name Spotted Sandpiper!

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Shorebirds: Spotted Sandpipers

By Mia McPherson|April 10th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Spotted Sandpipers|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, bird ID, birds, coast, coastal, fluffed up, Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, nonbreeding plumage, oysters, rip rap, sandpiper, sandpipers, seawall, shorebirds, shoreline, Spotted Sandpiper, winter|

Spotted Sandpipers are fun to watch as they walk along the shoreline as they teeter, bob and bounce their rear ends up and down.

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