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Common Name:Sandpiper, Semipalmated
Scientific Name:Calidris pusilla
Family:Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
Area:Ona Beach State Park, Oregon
Date:August 31, 2013

Semipalmated Sandpipers are very similar to the more common Western Sandpiper, but differ in the that they have a more rounded head, a shorter and straighter bill, and are general a little more grey than brown.

Reference:National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Alderfer / The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by Sibley / Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America by Kaufman