Bright yellow legs and a slightly up-turned bill help to identify this Imperial Valley shorebird.
The Lesser Yellowlegs is smaller and less likely to be seen inland this far from the Pacific coast.
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A winter visitor to the Salton Sea shoreline,
it feeds as it wades in the water by moving its head from side-to-side.
Bright yellow legs and a slightly up-turned bill help to identify this Imperial Valley shorebird. The Lesser Yellowlegs is smaller and less likely to be seen inland this far from the Pacific coast. |
If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs - San Diego Natural History Museum's "Bird Atlas" Web page profiles the occurrence of the two species in San Diego County. Includes images of both species.
Alaska Wildlife - Information and image displayed by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game's "Wildlife Notebook Series" Web site
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us