Identification - It is slightly smaller than a robin and has a white spotted breast and pink to yellowish bill and legs. While standing or walking, this little shorebird teeters, or bobs its tail up and down. Its flight is distinctive with very shallow but stiff, rapid wingbeats. Sexes are similar in appearance.
Morsels - Unlike most birds, the male Spotted Sandpiper, rather than the female, does most of the incubation duties and caring for the young.
