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Remsen,
J.V
1973
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Sep.21 Pescadero Marsh, San Mateo Co, Calif : 23 ~ good concentration.
Sep.23 Pescadero Marsh : 30.
Sep.27 Pescadero Marsh : 30
Sep.29 Alder Camp Rd., Del Norte Co, Calif: 1 on sandy gravel bar
on Klamath River : stocky, heavily striped breast sharply
cut off from belly, nearly same size as Killdeer. First county
record?
Oct.8 Woodland Sugar Ponds, Yolo Co, Calif : 30 roosting on dirt
dikes at pond edge. Tremendous variation in body size and
coloration. Breast streaking very variable. Cap may be red
like Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. Legs anywhere from yellow to
gray green.