Texas
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
(L 6.25" WS 14" Wt 0.88 oz)
Breeds in the Arctic and winters
in South America...may fly 1,900-
2,500 mi. nonstop.
in South America...may fly 1,900-
2,500 mi. nonstop.
All my life I have lived and behaved very
much like the sandpiper - just running
down the edges of different countries and
continents, ‘looking for something’.
much like the sandpiper - just running
down the edges of different countries and
continents, ‘looking for something’.
(Elizabeth Bishop)
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
Birding & Nature Ctr
22Apr2013
Salton Sea/Imperial
Valley area
Valley area
07jan2014
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Society
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Calidris in Greek is a gray-
colored waterbird mentioned
by Aristotle pusilla is Latin for
very small, tiny.
colored waterbird mentioned
by Aristotle pusilla is Latin for
very small, tiny.