Male incubates
4 eggs (usually) for 20-21
days. Female may lay clutch for more than 1 male (polyandrous). Male may change mate
if nest fails. Young are attended by male, leave nest soon after hatching, and
fly at 13-16 days.
Actitis
macularia
(Spotted Sandpiper)
Physical
Description:
7 1/2-8" (18-20 cm). Olive-brown
above, with a white line over the eye and dark line through the eye; a dusky
smudge encloses a white wedge near the shoulder. In summer the white underparts
are spotted with brown and blackish spots cover above. Bill is orange-pink with
dark tip; legs are flesh-colored. No spots in winter.
Similar Species- Solitary Sandpiper, Wandering Tattler
Song:
A clear peet or peet-weet!
or repeated weet-weet-weet-weet-weet.
Distribution:
Breeds across portions of Alaska
and Canada, south to Oregon, southern California, central Arizona, southern
New Mexico, Texas, and parts of southeastern United States. Winters from southwestern
British Columbia, western Washington, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico,
southern Texas, and coastal southeastern U.S., south to South America.
Habitat:
Found on seacoasts and shores of lakes,
ponds, and streams, and occasionally in marshes. Prefers shores with rocks,
wood, or debris.
Diet:
Eats mainly small invertebrates.
Reproduction:
Male incubates 4 eggs (usually) for 20-21
days. Female may lay clutch for more than 1 male (polyandrous). Male may change mate
if nest fails. Young are attended by male, leave nest soon after hatching, and
fly at 13-16 days.
Conservation:
| Element Code: | ABNNF04020 |
| Status: | Protected nongame species |
| Global Rank: | G5 |
| State Rank: | S5 |
| National Rank: | N5B,N5N |
Important
State References:
No references are available at this time.