20 terms

Terms	Definitions
Sora	short, thick bill that is yellow or green-yellow; adult has coarsely streaked above/face and center of throat and breast are black; juvenile lacks black on face and throat and underparts are paler
Purple gallinule	bright purplish blue head, neck, and underparts with pale blue foreheald shield, red and yellow bill and legs and feet are bright yellow; juvenile is buffy brown with brownish olive back, greenish wings, and bill is mostly dark olive; both have white tail coverts (white under their tail)
Common moorhen	black head and neck with red forehead shield, red bill with yellow tip and white along flanks,outer undertail coverts are white and inner ones in black, legs and feet are yellow; juvenile is paler, browner; throat whitish; bill and legs dusky
American coot	overall blackish, darker on head and neck, outer undertail coverts are white. Whitish bill with a dark band and reddish brown forehead shield soemtimes can be white. leg color ranges from greenish gray in juveniles to yellow or orange in adults. toes are lobed. In flight, white trailing edge on most of wing is distinctive
Black-bellied plover	black and white breeding male has frosty crown and nape, white belly region and females average less black. All have black beak and distinctive black and white pattern on wings but could be grayer. in flight shows barred white tail and bold white wing stripe; some juveniles can be speckled with gold
Killdeer	double breast bands distinctive and bright reddish orange bump visible in flight; have a red ring around eye and brown cap
American oystercatcher	large red-orange bill, black head and dark brown back, white wing and tail patches, white underpart; in flight show distinctive white patches that form a v
Black-necked stilt	male has glossy back and bill contrast sharply with white underparts and long red/pink legs, white circle around eye, female is browner in back; junvenile is brown above; in flight show white belly with black wings on side
Ruddy turnstone	striking black and white head and bib w/ chestnut and black back and orange legs; juvenile has scaly appearance; in flight complex pattern on back and wing identifies it and can see chestnut color mixed with black and white
Willet	large plump and grayish overall with grayish legs. in flight have distinct black and white wing pattern
Greater yellowlegs	legs are yellow/orange, larger than Lesser Yellowlegs, bill longer and stouter and turned a little up at end; in breeding, pthroat and breast are heavily streaked, sides and belly are spotted and barred with black and bill is all black
Lesser yellowlegs	legs are yellow and rarely orange and are smaller than greater and bill is black, shorter, thinner, and straighter; not spotted with black on belly
Red knot	chunky and short legged; breeding adult is dappled brown, black, and chestnut above with buffy chestnut face and breast; in winter, back is pale gray, underparts white (pic is winter)
Sanderling	in winter it is pale gray above and white blow; bill/legs are black and bold white wing stripess show in flight; in breeding head, mantle, and breast are rusty
Least sandpiper	small size, short, thin bill slightly downcurved, darker above than others, legs are yellowish but an appear dark in poor light; in winter have prominent brown breast band; juvenile has strong buffy wash across breast
Short-billed dowitcher	in flight, tail looks paler; breeding plumage varies and unlike long billed, these show a white belly; juvenile is brigher above, buffier and more spotted
Long-billed dowitcher	bill longer; breeding is entirely reddish below and foreneck heavily spotted and barred
Laughing gull	breeding adult has black hood, white underparts, slate gray wings with black outer primaries; in winter show gray wash on nape
Ring-billed gull	adult has pale gray matle, yellow bill with black subterminal ring, pale eyes and yellowish legs; in winter head is streaked with brown; tail is black with white tips at end
Herring gull	adult has pale gray mantle, whit ehead straked with brown in winter, legs and feet pink, bill yellow with red spot; in other winters they have balck ring or spot on bill and more brown spotting

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• "Sora" image
• "Purple gallinule" image
• "Common moorhen" image
• "American coot" image
• "Black-bellied plover" image
• "Killdeer" image
• "American oystercatcher" image
• "Black-necked stilt" image
• "Ruddy turnstone" image
• "Willet" image
• "Greater yellowlegs" image
• "Lesser yellowlegs" image
• "Red knot" image
• "Sanderling" image
• "Least sandpiper" image
• "Short-billed dowitcher" image
• "Long-billed dowitcher" image
• "Laughing gull" image
• "Ring-billed gull" image
• "Herring gull" image

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