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Calidris spp

or

Peeps

The most common

Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla ID map links
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri ID map links
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla ID map links
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Sanderling	Calidris alba ID map links

The “Least” not only smallest but only one with yellow legs;

Note long thin beak of Western in contrast with thick based and shorter one of Semipalmated.

Sanderling behaviour and habitat (Sandy beaches) distinctive

References used

Shorebirds : An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World

by Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater—Amazon.com

The Birds of British Columbia• Volume 2 - Nonpasserines Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

The Complete Birder A Guide to Better Birding by Jack Connor A Field