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Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Alkaline lake surrounded by grassland

Notes:

Note the lack of gray/yellow at base of bill. I also realized that it was noticeably smaller than its greater counterpart. State lifer.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Desmond.E.S.O
Just a fun fact... The Lesser sandpiper's beak is equal length to it's head. The Greater, on the other hand, has a larger beak than head. Cool spotting!

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2015

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