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SLIDESHOW BIRDS
SLIDESHOW PLACES
Crow Fish
Dowitcher Long-billed
Eagle Bald immature
Gull Great Black-backed
Gull Laughing
Cooper's Hawk
Hawk overfight
Heron Black-crowned
Heron Tri-colored
Kestral American
Kingfisher Belted
Osprey
Oystercatcher American
Phoebe Eastern
Plover Semi-palmated
Plover Black-bellied
Swallows Tree
Swan Black
Swan Mute
Tern Forrester's
Tern Royal
Ticks
Turnstone Ruddy
Warbler Yellow-rumped
Wigeon American
Yellowlegs Greater
PLACES
Dowitchers
are medium sized wading birds with short legs and a bill longer than sandpipers but shorter than curlews and willets. The three species are shown below. Those with photos are highlighted in red.
Short-billed Dowitcher
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Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher
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Limnodromus scolopaceus
Asiatic Dowitcher
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Limnodromus semipalmatus
Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher-00612
Long-billed Dowitcher-00569