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Wilson's Phalarope

Phalaropus tricolor

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Recharge basin

Notes:

This was an fascinating bird to watch. It turned around in circles in the water much like a dog chasing its tail. Interestingly enough, this is how it feeds.

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Iv'e heard that they do that, seems kinda' funny huh!

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