In breeding plumage, Short-billed Dowitchers are lovely orange, brown, and golden shorebirds with chunky bodies and very long bills (despite the name).
Look for them in wetlands across North America, from coastal mudflats to sewage ponds and flooded fields.
Like the very similar Long-billed Dowitcher, it probes for food by rhythmically inserting the bill straight up and down like a sewing machine needle at work.
On tundra breeding grounds, males perform flight displays on quivering wings, delivering a grating, bubbly song.
Cornell All About Birds
A Short-billed Dowitcher in winter plumage.
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