Marbled Godwit
Size: 16-20 inches
Look for this large sandpiper, with its long slightly turned up beak, in grasslands, coastal wetlands, marshes, mudflats, and beaches. It can been seen with its bill probing deep in the mud for small worms and other tiny creatures. Its long legs allow it to wade in the shallows.
Sound: "Gawada gawada"
Photo courtesy of Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles, California Academy of Sciences
© 2001 California Academy of Sciences