godwits
Migratory sandpiper relatives
Godwits are large shorebirds with long legs and long, slightly upturned bills, found on mudflats and coastal wetlands worldwide.
They probe deep into sand and mud for invertebrates.
Four species exist, including the bar-tailed godwit, which undertakes one of the longest nonstop migrations of any bird—over 7,000 miles across the Pacific.
Established bird migration path
- transoceanicCrossing a major sea
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- navigationDetermining position and course
breeding · arctic · Alaska · journey · nonstop · seasonal · tracking · banding
Small wading shorebird
- curlewShorebird with downcurved bill
- ploverCompact coastal wading bird
- avocetCurved-bill wading bird
- oystercatcherMollusk-eating coastal bird
redshank · dunlin · knot · sanderling · turnstone · stilt · snipe · lapwing
Thorough examination or tool
- billAmount owed, written
- long-billedHaving extended beak
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
estuary · tidal · forage · worms · mollusks · crustaceans · sift · grubbing
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
lagoon · floodplain · mangrove · brackish · reedbed · coastal · intertidal · saltmarsh
One who studies birds
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
breeding · nonbreeding · banding · tracking · conservation · endangered · wildlife · photography
flyway
Established bird migration path
- transoceanicCrossing a major sea
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
navigation · breeding · arctic · Alaska · journey · nonstop · seasonal · tracking · banding · satellite
sandpiper
Small wading shorebird
oystercatcher · redshank · dunlin · knot · sanderling · turnstone · stilt · snipe · lapwing · willet
probe
Thorough examination or tool
- billAmount owed, written
- long-billedHaving extended beak
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
mudflat · estuary · tidal · forage · worms · mollusks · crustaceans · sift · grubbing · aquatic
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
delta · lagoon · floodplain · mangrove · brackish · reedbed · coastal · intertidal · saltmarsh · bay
ornithologist
One who studies birds
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
identification · breeding · nonbreeding · banding · tracking · conservation · endangered · wildlife · photography · twitching