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Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 3,661, February 3,169, March 3,300, April 4,093, May 3,975, June 2,924, July 2,504, August 2,551, September 3,237, October 3,307, November 4,252, December 3,278.
United States108,937
California40,250
Washington6,647
Oregon5,142
Canada4,241
British Columbia3,545
Hawaii1,908
Alaska257
Northwest Territories184
Ecuador160

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
GenusShanks, Tattlers, and Allies · Tringa

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