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Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

saltwater tidal flats, beaches, and salt marshes, in freshwater mud flats and flooded agricultural fields
Breeds in muskegs of taiga to timberline.

Notes:

Alone near mix flock of sea/shore birds but not mixing with the others. Foraging in muddy/sand flats of shallow beach with a heavy accumulation of sargassum and sea weed washed up. Bear Cut Preserve, Crandom Park, Key Biscayne.

Reference Links:

Short-billed Dowitcher, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithol…

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