A tall, skinny sandpiper of grasslands with a thin neck and small head. Speckled brown overall with a short, thin bill.
Slender with a short, thin bill and long neck. Mottled brown above with spotting on flanks and neck. Note big-eyed look.
A terrestrial shorebird that often perches on fence posts in grasslands.
Often lands on fence posts, raising its wings after landing.
In flight the outer flight feather is white, appears as a sliver of white on the upper wing, which can be difficult to see.
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A shorebird with unusual proportions: long legs, a long, thin neck, small dovelike head, large eye, and thin, straight bill. The tail and the wings are long.
Larger than a Lesser Yellowlegs, slightly smaller than a Greater Yellowlegs.
between robin and crowSandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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