long-billed dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceus

Member of dowitchers (genus Limnodromus)
sandpipers and allies (family Scolopacidae)
shorebirds and allies (order Charadriiformes)
waterbirds
birds (class Aves)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

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• generally a longer bill, but length range overlaps short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus).
• “chunky”
• photos and text at allaboutbirds.com hints that it has a distinctive shoulder hump when foraging

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Hills RP

Months:

• Oct.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – AllAboutBirds

Bay Area species: iNaturalist