Sanderling
Calidris alba
ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES
FAMILY: SCOLOPACIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
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The Sanderling is most commonly seen in flocks chasing receding waves on ocean beaches, and running away from them when they return. It breeds in the high Arctic and winters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from Canada to Argentina.