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  • n  either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs

  • Bitterns, herons, egrets, ibis, spoonbills the Spanish call them esptulas lesser yellowlegs, crates, coots, cranes The prettiest and most plentiful we see are the .
  • Bird lovers crowded the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge as they sought to spot the first glossy ibis, dowitchers and lesser yellowlegs of the season.
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  • Mill Pond Visitors
    Greater Yellowlegs at Westport’s Sherwood Mill Pond. According to Wikipedia: “These birds forage in shallow water, sometimes using their bills to stir up the water. They mainly eat insects and small fish, as well as crustaceans and marine worms.
    Nov. 16, 2013 - WestportNow

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