Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
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The Short-billed Dowitcher breeds in Canada and Alaska and winters along the North to the South American coast. The Short-billed Dowitcher is similar to the Long-billed Dowitcher. The bill is shorter for each of the sexes for the Short-billed Dowitcher but the male Long-billed is about the same size as the female Short-billed Dowitcher.
During breeding Dowitchers eat insects and insect larvae. Otherwise, they eat mollusks, crustaceans, marine worms, and other aquatic invertebrates.
Juvenile - Willets in foreground
08/21/2008 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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Juvenile _ Willet on the left
08/21/2008 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
04/21/2007 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
04/21/2007 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Black-necked Stilts in background
08/25/2007 - Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA
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08/25/2007 - Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
04/26/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Transitioning to breeding plumage
04/26/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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04/24/2009 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA
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07/01/2009 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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01/11/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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08/13/2007 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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Adult nonbreeding - Willets on the right
09/11/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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09/11/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Adult nonbreeding - Willet bottom right
09/11/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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