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Dunlin?

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Posted by Bill Leggett on April 18, 2010 at 12:24 PM

I wasn't sure this is what it is, but ID would be appreciated. Shot this morning in the on the beach in Gulfport, MS

Posted by Nate Chappell on April 18, 2010 at 1:18 PM

You've got the ID correct Bill.

Posted by Buck Ward on April 18, 2010 at 2:01 PM

The down-curved beak is the give-away. If you saw it feeding, it would have had a sewing-machine action in the wet mud or sand at the edge of the water.