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Dowitcher Comparison

This photo shows two sleeping dowitchers. The bird with the highly patterned back and tertials is a Short-billed. The Bird with the less patterned dark back and tertials is a Long-billed. Note the bird in the foreground is an immature Long-billed showing no internal markings on tertials. George Reifel Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia.

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Uploaded on November 9, 2019
Taken on September 18, 2019