Calidris himantopus
(L 8.5" WS 18" Wt 2 oz)
Migrates across east U.S. to north So.
Amer...waits for molting feathers
...then continues to central So.Amer.
Estero Llano
Grande St Pk
25Apr2013
Longer legs and shorter bill causes
the Stilt Sandpiper to tilt further
down than dowitchers (from Sibley).