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Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Description:

Snow and ice are just melting but the birds are arriving and selecting their nesting sites. Snowing heavily but the Whimbrel pair appeared to have selected a site.

Habitat:

Tundra

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1 Comment

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

So weird to see these birds in the snow after seeing them on the beach in Florida!

BillCarpenter
Spotted by
BillCarpenter

Alaska, USA

Spotted on May 26, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012

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