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Variable Sanderlings

Bird-identification help: Sanderlings
Contributed by Kenn Kaufman
Published: June 24, 2011
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Referring to five photos taken by Brian E. Small, Contributing Editor Kenn Kaufman tells what birdwatchers should look for to recognize the Sanderling throughout the year. Although the familiar sandpiper can be easy to identify at times, its adult breeding, adult winter, and juvenile plumages are distinct, and spring adults run the gamut from very pale to mostly brick-red. Kaufman also describes how the Sanderling disperses over much of the planet after breeding in the High Arctic.

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