Short-billed Dowitcher - Photo: Erich Hetzel

Short-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus griseus


Status:

Annual passage migrant. May be seen any month of the year but more common in early fall. May over-winter.


Local Habitat:

When seen is always on a pond or marsh edge.


Habits:

Probes deep in mud and pond edges with long bill. Often seen roosting with head and bill tucked into mantle.


Commonly Seen:

Spittal Pond, Devonshire Marsh, and regularly spotted on other small ponds around the island.