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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
Sanderling PHOTO: 1 2 3
sanderling
Sanderlings feed and rest on Plymouth Beach from mid-summer to late spring. The Sanderlings that you see on the beach in spring and summer are migrating between wintering habitat as far south as South America and breeding grounds in the high Canadian Arctic. They use the beach as a critical feeding and resting habitat. Sanderling populations have been in steep decline for many years. Plymouth Beach is an important migratory stopover site for these birds.
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