Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Long-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher's are Fairly Common April May and again July-October.

Habitat

During migration and winter, Long-billed Dowitchers are usually found on freshwater marshes, mudflats. 

Behavior

Long-billed Dowitchers are usually found in smaller flocks than Short-billeds, but huge flocks of Short-billed Dowitchers often include a few Long-billed Dowitchers. Long-billed Dowitchers feed by probing their long bills into mud or shallow water. Their bills are full of nerve endings, useful for sensing prey. They walk along slowly, lifting their heads up and down like a sewing machine. The call is a high peeping sound, usually a single call, but sometimes repeated.

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