Long-billed Dowitcher

The Long-billed Dowitcher is a medium-sized shorebird with a very long straight bill. It feeds by probing rapidly up and down in soft mud, often in water deep enough to reach the belly. Freshwater and brackish wetlands are used more often than by the Short-billed Dowitcher. The species breeds in tundra wetlands in Alaska and Siberia and winters farther south. Voice and habitat are often more useful for identification than bill length alone.