Calidris himantopus
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I.D.: Sexes similar: long neck; long, yellow-green legs; medium-sized bill. Breeding: red 'ear' patch; vertically streaked head and neck; horizontally streaked breast and belly. Non-breeding: gray overall; dark upperparts; light underparts. Size: L 71/2-9 in. (19-23 cm). Range: rare and accidental spring migrant throughout the Rockies; uncommon to common fall migrant in the northern Rockies. Habitat: lakeshores, ponds, sewage lagoons, wet meadows and mudflats. |
