
Habitat
Nests on ground in exposed, well-drained sites, or areas with low vegetation on islands, peninsulas and coastal tundra often near wet tundra and near ponds or lakes (Macwhirter et al. 2002).
References
MacWhirter, B., P. Austin-Smith, Jr., and D. Kroodsma. 2002. Sanderling (Calidris alba). In The Birds of North America, No.653 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists’ Union.