Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor

Wilson's Phalaropes are mostly found on fresh water breeds in North America and winters near the Andes in Argentina. They eat aquatic insects and small crustaceans in fresh water and shrimp and brine flies in salt water. They pick small bits of food from the water's surface. Sometimes they will spin in tight circles to create upwellings of food although they do this less than other Phalaropes.

Breeding (April-July)

Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	Female 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Female 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
Male 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA Male 07/02/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA	Male still transitioning to breeding 04/15/2013 - Brazoria NWR, Texas Male still transitioning to breeding 04/15/2013 - Brazoria NWR, Texas	Male still transitioning to breeding 04/15/2013 - Brazoria NWR, Texas Male still transitioning to breeding 04/15/2013 - Brazoria NWR, Texas

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