Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedora
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The Marbled Godwit is a North American bird and is quite common in the Bay Area and along the Western Coast. They are large shorebirds and their long pink upcurved bill with the dark end is quite distinctive.
Marbled Godwits feed by probing mudflats for crustaceans with their bill. Their bills are very sensitive. It is interesting to note that the end of the top bill is flexible. Check out some of the pictures in the Breeding section with the open bill that demonstrate this.
06/28/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Willets surrounding Godwit
06/28/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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06/28/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Notice the top of the bill is curved up
07/15/2007 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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08/13/2007 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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09/15/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA
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09/20/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA
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It's beak looks bent - didn't realize it was flexible
09/21/2007 - Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA
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09/21/2007 - Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA
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09/29/2007 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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04/03/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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04/03/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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11/11/2009 - Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA
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09/10/2015 - Bodega Bay, CA
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Also include the grey Willets
12/31/2006 - Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA
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01/05/2007 - Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA
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04/12/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA
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08/10/2008 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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08/10/2008 - Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA
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