Black-necked Stilt
Look for The black-necked stilt is a tall shorebird with a narrow body, long neck, long, pink, spindly legs, and […]
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Look for The black-necked stilt is a tall shorebird with a narrow body, long neck, long, pink, spindly legs, and […]
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Look For The solitary sandpiper is a medium-sized shorebird with a dagger-shaped bill and lanky greenish-yellow legs. Its upperparts are
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Look For The spotted sandpiper is one of the easiest sandpipers to identify. Not only are its markings distinctive, but
Look For Wilson’s phalarope, a member of the sandpiper family, is the largest of the three phalarope species. Distinguishing characteristics
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Look For The graceful curves of the American avocet’s bill and neck serve it well as it feeds while walking
Anyone coming upon a willet standing on a winter beach may be excused for thinking it a dull bird. It
The sanderling is the sandpiper most often encountered near where the waves crash. To make a safe identification of an
From April through September, the ruddy turnstone has a zebra-striped face and breast and rusty (or ruddy) wings. The rest
Greater yellowlegs are larger than lesser yellowlegs, but size can be hard to judge unless both species are side by
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A football-sized bird, the American woodcock is a shorebird that lives its life in and near woods. On the ground,