Long-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) is a
common migrant shorebird in the west, and often winters
in AZ in large numbers. It is very similar to
closely-related Short-billed Dowitcher; best told apart
by call. It is an active feeder in "sowing machine"
fashion; they spend much of the day resting on one leg
with bill tucked into beathers of back. All images made
at various locations in AZ