Long-legged shorebird with a long, upturned bill. Breeding birds have a rusty head and neck and a black-and-white body.
Tall shorebird with an upturned bill. Nonbreeding birds have a grayish white head.
Forages in shallow wetlands. Sweeps its bill side to side through the water to catch invertebrates.
In flight, note black patch on the back.
Swings its long upturned bill through shallow water to catch small invertebrates.
Slowly walks through wetlands shaking its foot with each step.
Tall and graceful shorebird with a striking black-and-white body, a rusty head and neck, and an upturned bill. Females tend to have more sharply curved bills than males.
Young leave the nest within 24 hours. Juveniles are downy with a mottled back, gaining adultlike plumage as they age. Juveniles have a straighter bill than adults.
Often rests on one leg, tucking its bill under the shoulder.
Often wades while foraging but also swims. Males tend to have less curve in the bill than females.
Large, slender shorebird with a long, upturned bill, a long neck, and a round head. Its oval body sits atop long legs.
Larger than a Black-necked Stilt, smaller than a Snowy Egret.
between robin and crowStilts and Avocets(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Recurvirostridae)
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