Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius

f9 @ 1/1250s, ISO:1250, Nikon D300 w 500mm and 1.4X tele-converter

\"Spotted Sandpiper,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius syn. Actitis macularia) is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper (A. hypoleucos) they make up the genus Actitis. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle down with breeders of the other species and hybridize.Their breeding habitat is near fresh water across most of Canada and the United States. They migrate to the southern United States and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. These are not gregarious birds and are seldom seen in flocks. Adults have short yellowish legs and an orange bill with a dark tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath with black spots.

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

06/26/2012