Large shorebird with a slightly upturned bicolored bill. Breeding birds are barred above and below.
Long-legged shorebird with very long, slightly upturned, bicolored bill. Nonbreeding birds have unstreaked cinnamon washed underparts.
Uses its very long bill to probe into wet sand of beaches and mudflats, reaching deeper than other shorebirds can manage.
In flight, note cinnamon washed underwings.
Tall shorebird with a long, slightly upturned bicolored bill.
Smaller than a Long-billed Curlew with a long, slightly upturned bill.
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Large, long-legged shorebird with an extremely long, slightly upturned bill. A small round head sits atop a thin neck. In flight its legs stick out beyond the tail.
Larger than a Willet, smaller than a Long-billed Curlew.
crow-sizedSandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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