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A Field Guide to Eastern Birds. by Roger Tory Peterson.

 

 

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Oyster Catchers

(Haematopodidae)

Stilts and Avocets

(Recurvirostridae)

Small birds with short legs

Sandpipers

Larger birds with longer legs and usually long bills; primarily waders

Godwits, Curlews, Yellowlegs, Dowitchers

Common Snipe
American Woodcock
Phalaropes

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