Long-billed Dowitcher

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Long-billed Dowitcher
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Habitat
During breeding season, the long-billed dowitcher lives on the tundra. During migration and In the winter the long-billed dowitcher can be found on mudflats, marshes and at the edge of freshwater ponds and marshes.

Diet
The long-billed dowitcher uses its long bill to poke in the mud and find food. It looks like a sewing machine when it is feeding as its bill probes up and down. Its diet includes insect larvae, earthworms, crustaceans, moss, plant parts, seeds and snails.

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