Lesser yellowlegs
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The lesser yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America.
Lesser yellowlegs foraging in Queens, New York
Chicks
Lesser yellowlegs (left) are smaller, with a proportionally shorter bill than greater yellowlegs (right). Semipalmated sandpipers in the foreground.
Semipalmated sandpiper
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The semipalmated sandpiper is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific pusilla
In worn post-breeding plumage in August, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York
Vocalizing