On 8 June 1970, while following the partially dry bed of the Salinas River, approximately four miles west of the town of Salinas, a Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) flew from a stretch of short open grass ahead of me and fluttered off, feigning a broken wing. A careful search of this area resulted in my finding one downy young; there were probably others, so well concealed that I failed to find them. Later in the morning two other Spotted Sandpipers were seen farther down the river, so it would appear that at least two pairs of these sandpipers were nesting here.