. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Spotted Sandpiper. Taken in Siskiyou County Photo by the Author LAKE ELAINE: A NESTING HAUNT OF THE SPOTTED SANDPIPER MT. SHASTA IN THE DISTANCE from southern California, Texas, and South Carolina, south to Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Distribution in California.—Common migrant. Resident in summer along larger streams and upon lakes of the Sierra Nevada system, at least as far south as the Cottonwood Lakes (alt. 11,000) ("Spring" arriva
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Spotted Sandpiper. Taken in Siskiyou County Photo by the Author LAKE ELAINE: A NESTING HAUNT OF THE SPOTTED SANDPIPER MT. SHASTA IN THE DISTANCE from southern California, Texas, and South Carolina, south to Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Distribution in California.—Common migrant. Resident in summer along larger streams and upon lakes of the Sierra Nevada system, at least as far south as the Cottonwood Lakes (alt. 11,000) ("Spring" arrival, July 14, 1911), and irregularly along major streams of the coastal system south to Ventura County. Sparingly resident in winter upon the coasts and islands of the San Diegan district and in the valley of the lower Colorado River. Authorities.—Cassin {Tringoides macularius), in Baird, Rep. Pac. R. R. Surv., vol. ix., 1858, p. 735 (Ft. Tejon; Sacramento Valley; Dwight, Auk, vol. xvii., 1900, p. 372 (molt); van Rossem, Condor, vol. xxii., 1920, p. 39 (Kern Lake, Tulare Co., breed- ing). THE TEMPTATION to try out nicknames on this, the best dis- tributed and possibly the most familiar American Shore-bird, is almost irresistible. If I were given first choice, I would choose Bird-in-love-with- his-shadow—even though that be an augmented instead of a "nicked" name. Like a second Narcissus, this familiar little Sandpiper loves to linger at the water's edge; and even if it be conceded that he has other 1279. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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