Breeding in northern Alaska and across the
Bering Strait in small numbers, this is one of several confusing "peeps" as they are known in
North America. Wintering on coasts as far south as northern South America, it is most
easily confused with Semi-palmated Sandpiper, which is a far commoner transatlantic
vagrant.
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