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Limnodromus
The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds. They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat closer related (Thomas et al., 2004). All three are strongly migratory. The two North American species are difficult to separate in most plumages, and were considered a single species for many years. The Asian bird is rare and not well known.
Sorry about that bad ID, I didn't look far enough in my Field Guide. This is indeed a Dowitcher. A Long-billed; Short-billed don't come that far in from the coast in TX and the coloration points to Long-billed.
This is a dowitcher. Short-billed and Long-billed are almost impossible to tell apart this time of year.
I think I can see some speckling on the bird's flank, only Greater has that. Please confirm.
Spotted on Mar 5, 2013
Submitted on Mar 17, 2013
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