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Greater Yellowlegs

Tringa melanoleuca

Photo by Jim Avitalle
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Field Notes

Habitat:

This greater yellowlegs was found along the edges of Darby creek in PA, a freshwater tidal marsh habitat just inside the boundaries of the John Heinz NWR.

Notes:

This bird was feeding by running through the swallow water, skimming the surface with it's open bill. Photographed from a kayak.

Reference Links:

Tringa melanoleuca (J. F. Gmelin, 1789), Greater Yellowlegs

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