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Ocean Tidal Flats Sandy Beach Dunes Salt Marsh
Tidal flats are created by swift currents and exposed when the tide goes out. Sand and mud flats in coastal wetlands provide food for migratory shorebirds. Each species finds the zone for its foraging style and appetite. Adjacent upland and transitional habitats provide nesting and roosting areas.
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Hudsonian Godwit
Least Sandpiper PHOTO: 1 2
least sandpiper
The smallest "little brown sandpiper," the Least Sandpiper can be told by its dark brown plumage and yellow legs. They prefer short salt marshes and are usually seen on the harbor side, though some are also found on the beachfront. Least Sandpipers stop at Plymouth Beach while migrating from Canada to the southern United States and Caribbean. You can also see some in spring on their northward migration.
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