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Waterfowl id

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Posted by Rick Turner on April 21, 2014 at 10:59 AM
Waterfowl id
Shot in Galveston, Texas.

Thanks in advance :wavey:
Posted by Richard Ditch on April 21, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Willet.

FYI: To a birder "Waterfowl" usually refers to a loon, duck or goose, and is sometimes stretched to coots and grebes.
Posted by Rick Turner on April 21, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Thanks for the id and fyi.
Posted by Ed Williams on April 25, 2014 at 3:43 PM
So Richard, these would be considered wading birds right?
Posted by Richard Ditch on April 25, 2014 at 9:43 PM
So Richard, these would be considered wading birds right?


Actually "shorebirds," even though they don't all occur at the shore.

"Waders" more often is used for herons, egrets, bitterns, ibis, storks, flamingos, and spoonbills.

There are variations of the groupings depending on your source, and even long established field guides are not consistent.

You can get a better feel for this by reviewing the table of contents in as many field guides as you can.