Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

Fairly common in fall along the North Carolina coast and rare inland.

	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Marbled Godwit with a Dunlin on the left and a dowitcher in front.
	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Godwits have long, slightly upturned bills.
	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Godwits feed by probing for invertebrates in mud. Note water drop on tip of bill.
	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Close up of prey item, which looks like a large grub, perhaps a beetle grub.
	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008
	Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008
	Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) Temporary pool near Oregon Inlet, Dare Co., NC 7 Nov 2008 Usually found in small to medium sized flocks.

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