What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat?

I am talking about the birds seen commonly on Florida and Mexico beaches that run with the waves. You see them digging in the sand for something but I don't know what.

    What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat?

    I am talking about the birds seen commonly on Florida and Mexico beaches that run with the waves. You see them digging in the sand for something but I don't know what....
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    • What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat?

      What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat? Other Pet Discussions
      I am talking about the birds seen commonly on Florida and Mexico beaches that run with the waves. You see them digging in the sand for something but I don't know what.

      What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat?

      What do the little birds on the beach called sandpipers eat? Other Pet Discussions
    • The eat snails, seaweed and small fishSapphyreCertified Avian Specialistwww.borrowed-rainbow.comJoin us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BorrowedRainbowAviary/

    • many kinds of tiny creatures, from worms to sand-flies, & even horseshoe crab eggs.. which is why many ppl are worried abt the increasingly HUGE hit that horsehoe-crabs are taking from fishing & medical research; they take TONS, many many tons, of adult horseshoe crabs every year, when they come in to breed. the dead horsehoe crabs are used as bait; the live ones are used for their blood- in medical research. so many migratory bird species are having a hard time; the fatty, rich eggs are very important, especially to birds who have to fly clear to the Arctic to breed, & back down in fall.