Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.

Sanderling

Calidris alba

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae

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Alternate plumage, Santa Ana River mouth, Orange Co., 5-06. © John  C. Avise.
Flying, basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.

Juvenile, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.
Flying juvenile, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.

Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 11-06. © John  C. Avise.
Flock, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 3-06. © John  C. Avise.

Flock, Santa Ana River mouth, Orange Co., 4-06. © John  C. Avise.
Transitional plumages, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 5-07. © John  C. Avise.

Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.
Basic plumage, Crystal Cove, Orange Co., 9-07. © John  C. Avise.