Short-billed Dowitcher
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Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
The Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) breeds across parts of the northern latitudes of Canada as well as parts of Alaska.
Short-billed Dowitcher Behaviour
No observations regarding Short-billed Dowitcher behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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Short-billed Dowitchers thrust their long bills deep into mud or sand, and pump in a rhythmic, up and down motion that is often compared to a sewing machine.
The Short-billed Dowitcher is nearly identical in appearance to its cousin, the Long-billed Dowitcher. The Short-billed strongly prefers coastal habitats in most seasons, however, while the Long-billed prefers fresh-water habitats.
Short-billed Dowitcher
(Limnodromus griseus)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
The Patuxent web-site provides more general information about this species.
Occurs as a migrant along the edges of ponds and lakes.
Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
Asiatic Dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
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Short-billed Dowitcher
Summer Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? no
American Black Duck
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
The Short-billed Dowitcher is common along the coasts and may be found at inland lakes and marshes in winter. It forages by stabbing its bill into the mud.
Highlights include:* 73 Sooty Shearwaters, 57 Greater Shearwaters, 2 Manx Shearwaters, 250 Wilson's Storm-petrels, 6 Northern Gannets, 20 Common Terns, 5 Least Terns, 14 Short-billed Dowitchers (Flybys), 3 Piping Plover (Plymouth Beach), ...
It is similar to the Short-billed Dowitcher, especially in winter plumage, but its bill is longer, sometimes markedly so. White barring on the tail is narrower, giving it a darker appearance.
RED-BREASTED SNIPE.
[Short-Billed Dowitcher.]
SCOLOPAX NOVEBORACENSIS, Gmel.
[Limnodromus griseus.] ...
4. Four in One: from left to right, Short-billed Dowitchers (about 11), Caspian Tern, Glaucous-winged Gull, Western Gull (3) ...
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) ...
 See also: Dowitcher, Snipe, Sandpiper, Dunlin, Yellowlegs
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