#dowitchers

[antiqueanimals]

Florida Wildlife; vol. 11, no. 11. April, 1958. Illustration by Wallace Hughes.

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[northernpintail]

Sandpiper & dowitchers hanging out

[spinus-pinus]

Long-billed Dowitchers and Stilt Sandpipers Limnodromus scolopaceus and Calidris himantopus

2/11/2024 Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California

Most of the birds in this photo are (presumed long-billed) dowitchers, which have that white saddle patch on their back. Mixed in are some stilt sandpipers, which are slightly smaller than the dowitchers and have a mostly white tail with a dark terminal band and shorter bills.

[blogbirdfeather]

Long-biled Dowitcher - Maçarico-de-bico-comprido (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (22/04/2026)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 600mm F/4E FL ED VR with Nikon AF-S TC-17E II]

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Long-billed Dowitcher

Photo: Les Leighton

"Although the two dowitcher species are strikingly similar in appearance, they tend to segregate by habitat. The Long-billed prefers fresh water at all seasons; it is a common migrant through much of North America (but scarce in the northeast)."

- Audubon Field Guide

[mostlybirdsandphotos]

some picturesque dowitchers ( ˙꒳​˙ )

[meklarian]

A Cloud of Dowitchers Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal, Arizona, USA March, 2019

[thalassarche]

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) - photo by John Young