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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
(L 7.5" WS 15" Wt 1.4 oz)
North Peninsula State Park
06Feb2012
Found throughout No Amer ...male
takes primary role in parental care.
water’s edge
. . . briefly, the tracks
of a sandpiper
(Warren Gossett)
Of birds he is the most polite;
For, be it foe or friend,
To every one that comes in sight
He bows at either end.
(John Bannister Tabb)
Actitis in Greek means coast
dweller; macularius in Latin
means spot possessing.
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