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Greater Yellow-legs

Tringa melanoleuca

Photo by TamLar
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40.63, -89.02

Field Notes

Description:

Medium to large wader with gray to brown streaked upper body with gray speckled breast, white rump and yellow legs.

Habitat:

lake shores and mudflats, migrant in this area and the rest state of Illinois

Notes:

This was a very interesting flock of birds to observe

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Greater Yellowlegs

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