Marbled Godwit

 

Probably my favourite shore bird, the Marbled Godwit has beautiful barring of brown, white and cinnamon. They have an extremely long, slightly upturned, bicoloured bill that probes into sand or mud for aquatic invertebrates.

Marbled Godwit breed in shortgrass prairies near wetlands but during migration are found on mud flats, beaches and wetlands.

We enjoy immensely observing them on isolated beaches of the Florida Panhandle every year, sometimes numbering twenty or so in a flock, moving along the shoreline with the tide. We also have observe Marbled Godwits right here in Lambton county during migration.