Greater yellowlegs

Description:

A large shorebird foraging for food along the mudflats. Molted grayish brown on upper side and white underneath with yellow legs and long slender bill.

Habitat:

Spotted in the mudflats as the tide was going out.

Notes:

Greater Yellowlegs are common migrants throughout Washington's lowland wetlands. Greatest densities are seen from mid-March through mid-May, and again from late June through October. Some birds remain in Washington through winter, along the coast or in the Puget Trough, and occasionally east of the Cascades along the Columbia River.