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Greater yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Photo by Brian38
Published on Project Noah
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47.0813, -122.717

Field Notes

Description:

A large shorebird with yellow legs. Pics 3 and 4 show it with a sand shrimp.

Habitat:

Spotted foraging in shallow water as the tide was going out.

Reference Links:

Greater yellowlegs - Wikipedia

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2021

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