juvenile; scaly back; dark cheeks; light below(California, USA; 2011-07-31)
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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Native Range: North America
Notes:
closely related and similar in appearance to Western Sandpiper; being told from the latter only with difficulty by small details of plumage and bill shape; gets its name from some small amount of webbing at the base of the toes.
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