Birds Identified: Long-billed & Short-billed Dowitcher

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Long-billed & Short-billed Dowitcher have these characteristics:

• Walking, wading, running
  
• About same size as robin
  
• Bill long, as long or longer than head
  
• Mostly brownish, or with many brown streaks or spots
  
• Rust color present
  
• Streaks (long spots)
  
• Head stripes or bands
  
• Eye ring
  
• Tail bands (across)
  
• Wing bands or bars
  
• South winter (November through February)
  
• Flats or beach habitat
  
• On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
  
• Zig zag flight (many irregular twists and turns)
  
• Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
  
• Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
  
• Staccato and twitter call (short sharp notes or rapid series of notes: tinkling, trilling, sputtering, or percussive)
  

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