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Thursday, March 31, 2022

In the prairie, after the rain

  

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) in the coastal prairie, 31 March 2022


In the Bodega Bay area, Whimbrel are often observed in marine and estuarine habitats —
sandy beaches, mudflats, rocky shores.  But sometimes, especially when the ground is wet after rain, we'll see them feeding in the grassland.

 

 
 
I wonder if it reminds them of the tundra habitat that they'll spend time in during the breeding season?

 

 

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