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* Birds Long-billed Curlew

Early Longbill

September 13, 2021September 2, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 52 Views 0 Comments Numenius americanus

Another early migrant, along with the Marbled Godwits, is this Long-billed Curlew. This one is likely to be a male.

* Birds Long-billed Curlew

Sensitive Beak

February 6, 2021February 5, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 151 Views 0 Comments Numenius americanus

While the Least Sandpiper is the smallest, the Long-Billed Curlew is the largest of the sandpiper family. This solitary individual

* Birds Long-billed Curlew

The Longest Beak

October 22, 2018October 14, 2018 Mosey2014 1365 Views Numenius americanus

No mudpecker can compete with the Long-Billed Curlew when it comes to probing deep. The Marbled Godwit can go deeper

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Long-billed Curlew

March 5, 2018May 1, 2019 Mosey2014 1155 Views Numenius americanus

I’ve seen this Long-billed Curlew, or another like it, several times this winter, always in the mudflats around the Schoolhouse

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018May 20, 2020 Mosey2014 2454 Views 2 Comments Actitis macularius, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Arenaria melanocephala, Athene cunicularia, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala albeola, Bucephala clangula, Calidris minutilla, Cathartes aura, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Egretta thula, Elanus leucurus, Fulica americana, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Haematopus bachmani, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Limosa fedoa, Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Megaceryle alcyon, Melanitta perspicillata, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Oxyura jamaicensis, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Recurvirostra americana, Sayornis nigricans, Sterna forsteri, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa semipalmata

The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started

* Birds Black Oystercatcher Black Turnstone Ceanothus Common Goldeneye Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Curlew Marbled Godwit Mew Gull Plants Rock Rose

Sunday Walk

March 5, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1937 Views 1 Comment Arenaria melanocephala, Bucephala clangula, Ceanothus, cistus, Haematopus bachmani, Larus canus, Limosa fedoa, Numenius americanus, Tringa flavipes

Clouds dark as a herd of buffalos rumbled across the sky today. Looking up from my observations in the Meadow,

American Avocet Birds Black-necked Stilt California Towhee Least Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Long-billed Curlew Mew Gull Mourning Dove Northern Shoveler People Ring-billed Gull Sanderling Western Gull Whimbrel

An Organized Bird Walk

March 2, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 2029 Views 2 Comments Calidris alba, Calidris minutilla, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Melozone crissalis, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Recurvirostra americana, Spatula clypeata, Tringa flavipes, Zenaida macroura

The Audubon bird walk that Emilie Strauss led this morning covered familiar ground and waters but uncovered a number of

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