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Resident to short-distance migrant. Most populations migrate southward for winter, staying in North America. Some southern populations may stay in the same place year-round. Northern populations travel to and from the Gulf states following broad eastern and central flyways. They migrate during the night at a leisurely pace, singly or in small flocks.

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Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)

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