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Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium to large shorebird with a long bill, the Short-billed Dowitcher is a common and conspicous migrant that uses a "sewing-machine" method of foraging across the mud flats. Its long bill is short only in comparison with the very similar Long-billed Dowitcher.

Habitat:

San Francisco Bay wetlands and mudflats

Reference Links:

Short-billed Dowitcher, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

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Comments (1)
ebsharrett1950
Excellent series. You have posted some very wonderful images.

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