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Birds
A dark migrant sandpiper that turns up alone at woodland pools and flooded ditches.
Field facts
HabitatWooded ponds, ditches, flooded fields
RangeStatewide on migration
When to lookApril to May; July to September
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSpotted sandpiper
Field note: It nests in old songbird nests up in northern spruce trees.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Small pools concentrate migrants; scan before walking in.
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