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	Black-tailed Godwit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large shorebird.
		It is a relatively long-legged member of the godwit genus.
		In flight, they can be distinguished from the Hudsonian Godwit by their white wing linings with fl edges.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black-tailed_godwit (299 words)

	Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
		Young godwits start flying in early June and although some linger on the washes a few weeks, others leave accompanied by their parents within a few hours of being able to fly.
		During a night watch, while the male godwits were incubating, it was noted that the females stood sleeping on the poles with their bills tucked backwards in their mantles.
		Icelandic godwits are soon on the move again with the main exodus from their lonely breeding grounds in August.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/black-tailed-godwit.htm (988 words)

	Godwit - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Godwit, common name given to four species of wading birds of the sandpiper family.
		The marbled godwit breeds mainly in North Dakota, in the United...
		Curlews, dowitchers, snipe, and woodcock, groups of sandpipers, are discussed under their own common names in entries in this encyclopedia.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Godwit.html (62 words)

	NatureWorks - Marbled Godwit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The marbled godwit breeds in the Central Plains region of North America from central Alberta through central Manitoba and along St. James Bay south through Montana, North Dakota, east central South Dakota, and north central Nebraska, and east to north central Minnesota.
		The marbled godwit breeds on grassy plains, wet meadows and prairies sloughs, usually near rivers or streams.
		The marbled godwit forages for food by probing in shallow water and soft mud for aquatic insects and mollusks.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/marbledgodwit.htm (264 words)

	Bar-tailed Godwit
		This is the non-breeding plumage of the Bar-tailed Godwit and is the main phase seen in Australia.
		The Bar-tailed Godwit is often difficult to distinguish from the similar Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa.
		The Bar-tailed Godwit is a non-breeding migrant in Australia.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/godwit.htm (366 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Bar-tailed Godwit
		During migration and on wintering grounds, Bar-tailed Godwit is found primarily on coastal mudflats, where it probes in exposed mud or shallow water for crustaceans, mollusks, insects, and annelid worms.
		The breeding population of Bar-tailed Godwit in North America is concentrated in a limited area along the coastal plain of western Alaska, placing it at higher risk to potential disturbance.
		While Bar-tailed Godwit is protected in the United States under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and is also protected on its wintering grounds in New Zealand and Australia, it is not protected on the migratory pathway along the eastern coast of Asia.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=21 (777 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Marbled Godwit
		Among the godwits, Marbled is easily distinguished by its predominantly cinnamon-colored wings, tail, and underparts.
		The major breeding population of Marbled Godwit nests in the prairies of the Great Plains, in landscapes composed of native grasslands with nearby marshes or ponds.
		The major threat to Marbled Godwit is the degradation of its native grassland breeding habitat.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=129 (1025 words)

	Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds: Marbled Godwit
		Marbled Godwit territories are characterized by a high percentage of grass cover, many wetlands, and high wetland diversity (Stewart 1975, Ryan 1982, Kantrud and Higgins 1992).
		Shifts in wetland use occurred seasonally and during climatic extremes, as breeding Marbled Godwits used less-permanent wetlands early in the breeding season and moved to semipermanent and alkali wetlands later in summer or during drought (Ryan et al.
		Ecology of Willets and Marbled Godwits in the glaciated prairie region.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/literatr/grasbird/mago/mago.htm (3337 words)

	Bar-tailed Godwit at San Gregorio
		The bird was slightly smaller than adjacent Marbled Godwits, with a paler face, and underparts and larger pale-buff spots on the upperparts.
		The upperparts were a darker brown than on Marbled Godwit, with larger, paler notches in the tertials, coverts, and scapulars.
		There are about 20 previous accepted Bar-tailed Godwit records for California of which I have seen six: one at Bolinas Lagoon in 1973, one at Pescadero Marsh in 1989, one in Albany in 1991, one at Abbott’s Lagoon in 1992, one at Palo Alto Baylands in 1994, and another at Abbott’s Lagoon in 1995.
	fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us /~jmorlan/Btgo.htm (726 words)

	All About Birds
		A large shorebird with a long, upturned bill, the Marbled Godwit breeds in the center of the continent and winters along the coasts.
		Nests of the Marbled Godwit are not easily found, as these birds do not readily flush off of their eggs.
		The Marbled Godwit was long regarded as showing no noticeable geographic variation until measurements of birds breeding in Alaska showed these populations to have shorter wings and legs than Great Plains godwits.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Marbled_Godwit_dtl.html (314 words)

	GODWIT - Online Information article about GODWIT
		English coasts, and a few of them remain, together with some of the other species, in favourable situations throughout the winter.
		America possesses two species of the genus, the very large marbled godwit or marlin, L. fedoa, easily recognized by its size and the See also:
		colour of its axillaries, and the smaller Hudsonian godwit, L. hudsonica, which has its axillaries of a deep fl.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GOA_GRA/GODWIT.html (958 words)

	The Eureka Reporter - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 2006 Godwit Days program consists of nearly 100 field trips, workshops, lectures, boat trips, a banquet and events like the “Big Day,” where participants travel by bus around the county to spot more than 110 bird species.
		His image of a group of godwits gathered in the shallow marshes near Indian Island will appear on the festival poster, T-shirts, and limited-edition signed and numbered prints offered for sale through www.godwitdays.com.
		“Godwit Days has helped Humboldt Bay become a major destination for birders and eco-tourists from across the state and the country, both during the festival itself and throughout the year,” Hewitt said.
	www.eurekareporter.com /ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=7129 (386 words)

	Godwit - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Godwit, common name for any of a group of four large sandpipers with slightly upturned bills.
		The godwit breeds in the Arctic tundra and usually...
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	ca.encarta.msn.com /Godwit.html (55 words)

	Black-tailed Godwit in New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At low tide the creek is mostly exposed mud and the godwit was seen daily at this location during the appropriate tide.
		Interestingly, a Black-tailed Godwit in alternate plumage was sighted at on the north shore of Long Island Sound at Milford Point in western Connecticut on 19 April and presumably the same bird was relocated on 29 April at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, well to the east
		Hundreds of birders enjoyed the Eastport Black-tailed Godwit - a first record for New York State - and all observers are strongly encouraged to submit a description to the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC).
	www.oceanwanderers.com /NYBlacktailedGodwit.html (1837 words)

	The Great Marbled Godwit.
		Suddenly, however, they are all seen to stretch their wings upwards, their bleating notes are heard, and the next moment the flock rises, and disperses in small parties, each of which proceeds in a different direction in search of food.
		I was much surprised to find these Godwits so far south, but next morning, when none were to be seen excepting some wounded birds which we had not pursued, I concluded that the flock, which was the largest I have seen, had merely alighted there for the day.
		The flight of this bird is regular and rather quick, although in the latter respect not to be compared with that of the Curlews.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F36_G5a.html (1282 words)

	Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Adult bar–tailed godwit probably migrate the 11,000 kilometres to New Zealand from their breeding grounds in western Alaska directly over the Pacific although perhaps some travel via one or two staging areas in north eastern Asia and northern or eastern Australia.
		Mingling with the bar–tailed godwits bound for New Zealand, are Hudsonian godwits, aiming for Tierra del Fuego; northern wheatears traveling across Asia for wintering grounds in Africa, and Swainson’s thrushes moving south to the equatorial forests of Venezuela and Brazil.
		Obese with fuel, freed from the baggage of a heavy guts, the godwit are ready for the air.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/kuaka.html (963 words)

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		The Godwit is from 16 inches to 21 inches in length.
		The marbled Godwit builds its nest on the ground in a dry field that is not to far from water and the nest is a small depression in the earth lined with grass.
		The Hudsonian Godwit and the Accidental Black Tailed Godwit has a white wing stripe and a white tail with a fl terminal band.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/birding/80655 (628 words)

	Hudsonian Godwit - Falls Lake NC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Hudsonian Godwit at Falls Lake was still present this morning (8/22), but in a slightly different location, across the lake from yesterday's spot.
		The godwit was on the sandbar near the I-85 bridge, to the north and east of the bridge.
		We ran into Ricky Davis at the godwit spot -- he reported that he had great success at the New Hope Creek mudflats this morning, coming in from NC 751 to view the east side of the mudflats.
	www.ibiblio.org /pardo/birds/archive/archive2/msg00015.html (269 words)

	Hudsonian Godwit
		A second Hudsonian Godwit was found in the same vicinity later on August 30 by John Luther.
		This is the third record of Hudsonian Godwit for Santa Clara County, and the second for Alviso.
		There are 18 accepted records of Hudsonian Godwit for California (as well as 2 rejected records and one record not submitted to the CBRC).
	www.lukecole.com /Birds/HUGO.htm (665 words)

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		Marbled Godwits are among the largest of the sandpipers.
		This godwit's diet consists mainly of marine invertebrates, grasshoppers and lesser quantities of plants especially from grasses and aquatic plants and seeds.
		Marbled Godwit populations have decreased because of expanding farming areas that caused habitat loss.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/birding/116650 (470 words)

	The Eureka Reporter... Real News by Real People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Godwit Days includes close to 100 field trips, workshops, lectures and boat excursions for birders and nature enthusiasts.
		Godwit Days will also feature a keynote address by Dr. Kenneth P. Able on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
		The purpose of the Gallery of Birds is to connect Godwit Days’ science and art, said Angie Schwab, committee member and art events coordinator for the festival.
	www.eurekareporter.com /Stories/cm-04100504.htm (761 words)

	Moonglow godwit
		The godwit was initially discovered on a small pickleweed-covered islet at high tide at Elkhorn Slough, seen from the easternmost dike of the Moonglow Dairy ponds complex, by Don Roberson and Rita Carratello.
		It was identified as a Bar-tailed because of the lack of cinnamon color, its obviously smaller size, a barred tail and rump, a prominent white supercilium, a rather long primary projection, primary tips extended well beyond the tail, and the impression it was slightly short-legged.
		The concept of an alternate-plumaged Marbled Godwit had initially been rejected because of the late October date, the prominent supercilium, the primary projection, and the size.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/MGgodwit.html (1366 words)

	Black-tailed godwit - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The fl-tailed godwit is a large wading bird with a very long straight bill and long legs.
		Black-tailed godwits are best looked for away from their breeding grounds, as they are easier to see.
		Adult fl-tailed godwit in summer plummage, at the RSPB Snettisham nature reserve Norfolk - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 9001997_01224_002)
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/b/blacktailedgodwit/index.asp (194 words)

	Hudsonian Godwit Habitat Model
		The hudsonian godwit breeds in near-coastal sedge marshes and meadows, from southern Alaska to northeastern Manitoba, including Hudson's Bay, and winters in southern South America (Johnsgard 1981).
		Hudsonian godwits use tidal flats, swamps and streams in their wintering grounds, wade in water to 6" deep, and are believed to feed on worms, insects, molluscs, and crustaceans (Johnsgard 1981).
		Sites with known hudsonian godwit occurrences were scored higher than areas having appropriate cover types but without observation data.
	www.fws.gov /r5gomp/gom/habitatstudy/metadata2/hudsonian_godwit_model.htm (371 words)

	Godwit Days : Three-day migration festival in the redwoods of Humboldt County, North Coast, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Support Godwit Days and get a limited-edition, sure-to-appreciate serigraph of this year’s poster art by John Wesa.
		The artist is generously donating 40% of the proceeds from his “Godwits” serigraph appearing on the cover to the Godwit Days nonprofit organization.
		The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is a destination for many of the Godwit Days field trips.
	www.godwitdays.com (581 words)

	Bird watching National Park Neusiedlersee Seewinkel - Black-tailed Godwit images
		In case of breeding communities of Godwits together with Redshanks or Lapwings all defend together.
		Black-tailed Godwits defend their territory against intruders, which are attacked via flight attacks, via threatening calls and via threatening behavior.
		Black-tailed Godwits also live in meadow grounds cultivated and used by humans intensively.
	www.ebepe.com /html/godwit.html (575 words)

	Marbled Godwit - Wildlife - Presidio of San Francisco
		The Marbled Godwit forages by pecking and probing for invertebrates.
		This loosely colonial bird is often found in small flocks.
		This large, mottled brown sandpiper has a long, slightly upturned beak that is darker near the tip.
	www.nps.gov /goga/prsf/nathist1/wildlife/birds/marbled_godwit.htm (84 words)

	All About Birds
		A large shorebird with a long, upturned bill, the Hudsonian Godwit breeds in the Arctic and winters in southern South America.
		Its remote breeding and wintering grounds have kept it one of the least well known of American shorebirds.
		After breeding, the Hudsonian Godwit undertakes a migration from the subarctic to southern South America, in which it apparently makes nonstop flights of several thousand miles.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Hudsonian_Godwit.html (162 words)

	New York State Rarities: Bar-tailed Godwit
		The godwit was still in place, feeding actively in the thigh deep water, probing for worms or small shellfish which it capture with the tip of its bill and then toss back into its mouth.
		Overall the godwit appeared pale brown (lighter than these photos suggest) making it very easy to pick out from the darker-plumaged Eastern Willets and Greater Yellowlegs that were striding around in the water along side it.
		Although Bar-tailed Godwits are annual (or close to) along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Mecox bird breaks a long drought for New York State.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /NYBarTailGodwit.html (908 words)

	Marbled Godwit - South Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Marbled Godwits are among the largest of the sandpipers that visit the state, only being surpassed by the Long-billed Curlew.
		Hunting by day or by night on mudflats or shallow waters, Marbled Godwits primarily find food items by touch, sometimes probing deeply enough to submerge their entire head below the water's surface.
		Habitat: During summer months, breeding Marbled Godwits prefer native prairie with marshes or other wetlands nearby.
	huskertsd.tripod.com /species/marbled_godwit.htm (293 words)

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