Utah Bird Profile
 Sanderling - Calidris alba

Name Roots: (Gr. calidris, "a gray speckled sandpiper" - L. alba, "white")
In Utah:  
Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Habitat:

by Joel Beyer

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Occur. (UT,RW)

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