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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at the Frenchtown Road tidal pools, Port Bolivar, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter (EFL=750mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 22, 2010)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Quivira NWR, Kansas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 2, 2006)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Kaufer-Hubert Memorial Park, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: August 24, 2009)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Zacate Creek, Laredo, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 6, 2010)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 13, 2010)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This breeding plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at the Cayo del Grullo region, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 4, 2015)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Spotted Sandpiper was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 13, 2019)

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Spotted Sandpiper
[Actitis macularius]

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

Spotted Sandpipers breed throughout Alaska, Canada, and all but the southeastern and southcentral states in the US. Their constant bobbing is a useful identification aid. This Spotted Sandpiper, still showing much of its breeding plumage, was photographed during fall migration at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: August 1990)

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