Photo of the Week: Long Distance Traveler, Hudsonian Godwit

Grayish-white shorebirds with long pinkish bill with black tip, pauses on the shoreline as it forages.

In early November, most shorebirds have already migrated through our area. We have a few Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs still being found, but they’re not common. Which is why I was surprised to learn a Hudsonian Godwit, a slender shorebird rare for our area, was sighted in northwest Ohio in a marsh near the western… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Long Distance Traveler, Hudsonian Godwit