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Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius · Scolopacidae
Where it's found
Every region with Spotted Sandpiper in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
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Field notes
What to look for
A small brown shorebird with a spotted white breast (summer) that teeters constantly and flies with stiff shallow wingbeats.
Where
Any stream, lake or river shore across the province.
When
May to September.
Tips
The bobbing tail and flicking flight low over water. Spots vanish in autumn.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#129 · Common🐦Wilson's Phalarope
#127 · Uncommon🐦Franklin's gull
#130 · Common🐦Willet
#126 · Uncommon🐦Ring-billed Gull
#131 · Common🐦Long-billed Curlew
#125 · Rare
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