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Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast

Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast

Shorebirds include all birds in the order Charadriiformes: gulls, plovers, sandpipers,terns, etc. Please submit sitings of shorebirds from any locations bordering the Gulf of Mexico. For more information on the species in the order Charadriiformes check: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charadriiformes Sign in to join mission

Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
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Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) are mostly strong-flying birds of open country or open water, nesting on the ground and feeding on animal matter in or near water. The order is worldwide in distribution, and some species perform the most extensive migrations of any birds.

Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast

Lat: 26.44 Long: -84.17

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Wood stork Brian38 2 4 Wood stork
Laughing gull Brian38 1 0 Laughing gull
Least sandpiper Brian38 2 0 Least sandpiper
American white ibis Brian38 3 0 American white ibis
Sandhill crane Brian38 3 0 Sandhill crane
Snowy egret Brian38 4 0 Snowy egret
Anhinga Brian38 3 0 Anhinga
Tricolored heron Brian38 3 0 Tricolored heron
Roseate spoonbill Brian38 2 1 Roseate spoonbill
Least tern (mating pair) Brian38 2 0 Least tern (mating pair)
Long-billed dowitcher Brian38 1 0 Long-billed dowitcher
Ruddy turnstone Brian38 2 0 Ruddy turnstone
Black-bellied whistling duck Brian38 1 0 Black-bellied whistling duck
Great egret Brian38 1 0 Great egret
Sandwich tern Brian38 1 0 Sandwich tern
Lesser yellowlegs Brian38 1 0 Lesser yellowlegs
Willet Brian38 1 0 Willet
Semipalmated plover Brian38 1 0 Semipalmated plover
Reddish egret Brian38 1 0 Reddish egret
Cattle egret with prey Brian38 3 0 Cattle egret with prey
White-faced ibis Brian38 3 0 White-faced ibis
Limpkin Brian38 3 0 Limpkin
Pectoral sandpiper Brian38 2 0 Pectoral sandpiper
Black-bellied plover Brian38 2 0 Black-bellied plover
American purple gallinule Brian38 3 0 American purple gallinule
King rail Brian38 3 0 King rail
Sora Brian38 2 2 Sora
Wilson's phalarope Brian38 1 0 Wilson's phalarope
Short-billed dowitcher Brian38 1 0 Short-billed dowitcher
Forster's tern Brian38 2 0 Forster's tern
Anhinga Brian38 4 0 Anhinga
American white ibis Brian38 2 0 American white ibis
Roseate spoonbill Brian38 6 2 Roseate spoonbill
Little blue heron Brian38 1 2 Little blue heron
Black-necked stilt Brian38 4 0 Black-necked stilt
Tricolored heron with prey Brian38 2 0 Tricolored heron with prey
Snowy egret Brian38 2 0 Snowy egret
Laughing Gull Dawn D. Lopez Garanzuay 1 0 Laughing Gull
Least Tern Dawn D. Lopez Garanzuay 1 0 Least Tern
Willet Brian38 1 0 Willet
White-rumped sandpiper Brian38 2 0 White-rumped sandpiper
Black-necked stilt Brian38 4 0 Black-necked stilt
Piping plover Brian38 4 0 Piping plover
Common gallinule Brian38 1 0 Common gallinule
Belted kingfisher (female) Brian38 1 0 Belted kingfisher (female)
American avocet Brian38 2 1 American avocet
Green heron Brian38 7 2 Green heron
Little blue heron Brian38 3 0 Little blue heron
Willet Brian38 4 2 Willet
Royal Tern Dawn D. Lopez Garanzuay 2 0 Royal Tern
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