Limosa fedoa
Nonbreeding Adult
East End Pier
Dauphin Island, Alabama
Bird in foreground is a nonbreeding Laughing Gull.
Birds in background are nonbreeding Willets
Note: The population of this species was reduced by hunting at the end of the 19th century. Although the have recovered to some extent since that time, their population has declined in recent times probably due to their habitat being used for farming.