Western Sandpiper
(Calidris mauri)
Photographed in Mendocino, California, by Jim Rosso
Late summer plumage

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Other members of the genus Calidris:
Sanderling
Red Knot
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Dunlin
Least Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper