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	BiRDZiLLA: Baths and Misters
		The godwits gradually disappeared before conditions associated with the advance of man into their domain until' now it is doubtful that more than an occasional pair remains to nest in some remote part of the State.
		Evidently the godwits move off their breeding grounds as soon as the young are able to fly, those birds which have been unsuccessful in rearing their young being the first to leave, and forming the vanguard of the early migration in July.
		The range of the marbled godwit is now greatly restricted, the breeding areas being principally in North Dakota and central Saskatchewan and it is now extremely rare in winter anywhere on the Atlantic coast.
	www.birdzilla.com /pages/bow/mar_godwit/mar_godwit.htm (4998 words)

	NatureWorks - Marbled Godwit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		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)

	Audubon WatchList - Marbled Godwit
		Marbled Godwit is the largest of the four species of godwits found worldwide.
		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)

	Marbled Godwit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Marbled Godwit, a member of the Sandpiper family, has dark brown plumage with fl markings throughout and a light brown belly.
		The tip of the Marbled Godwit's bill is extremely sensitive so it can forage for worms, mollusks, and crustaceans in the shallows of the lagoons and beaches.
		While the Marbled Godwit winters along the western coasts of the United States and Mexico, it travels to the lower central regions of Canada and the upper central states of the United States in the summer months.
	www.torreypine.org /Birds/MarbledGodwit.html (172 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).
		Marbled Godwits prefer previously grazed areas that are idle during the current breeding season (Kantrud and Higgins 1992).
		Ecology of Willets and Marbled Godwits in the glaciated prairie region.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/literatr/grasbird/mago/mago.htm (3337 words)

	Marbled Godwit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, is a large shorebird.
		Although they had recovered somewhat since that time, their population has declined in recent times as suitable habitat is used for farming.
		Marbled Godwits feeding, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marbled_Godwit (203 words)

	HAPET Strategic Mgmt and Mapping Tools: Marbled Godwit Expert Model
		Marbled godwits are large, high profile shorebirds that breed in the northern grasslands of the U.S. and southern Canada.
		Other species, such as the marbled godwit, are rarely detected on such surveys, making it more difficult to determine suitable landscapes based on existing empirical data.
		Marbled godwits are thought be a suitable “umbrella” species for other area sensitive grassland birds with many similar habitat needs.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/HAPET/GodwitModel.htm (363 words)

	Birds and Nature: Marbled Godwit
		The Godwits form an interesting group of the shore birds (Limicolae) and belong in the same family as the snipes and sandpipers.
		With the exception of the long-billed curlew the Marbled Godwit is the largest of the "Bay Birds." These two birds closely resemble each other in coloration, but may be easily distinguished by the characteristics of the bills, which are very long.
		The geographical distribution of the Marbled Godwit includes the whole of North America, though it is infrequent on the Atlantic coast.
	www.birdnature.com /may1901/godwit.html (518 words)

	BISON Species Account 040560 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		NEW MEXICO Marbled godwits migrate statewide and are considered rare to uncommon and local being most regular in the middle Rio Grande and lower Pecos valleys 12.
		Marbled godwits are migrants at Santa Rosa Reservoir (Guadalupe County, NM).
		Marbled godwits of Fort Bliss are uncommon from the middle of April to the end of April, very rare in the beginning of May, and very rare for the month of July 40.
	www.fw.vt.edu /fishex/nmex_main/species/040560.htm (1097 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.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Marbled_Godwit.html (178 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)

	The BirdWeb - Species Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Marbled Godwits are commonly seen in flocks with Whimbrels and Long-billed Curlews, both large and brown like the Marbled Godwit.
		Marbled Godwits breed in Canada and the interior and north-central area of the United States.
		Marbled Godwits are most likely to be seen in protected estuaries along the outer coast, from Grays Harbor south, from April to early May, and from July into October.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/species.asp?id=160 (685 words)

	Birds of the Upper Texas Coast - Marbled Godwit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Marbled Godwit are common spring migrants (last half of March and April) with a few birds wintering on the UTC.
		Marbled Godwits are the only mostly cinnamon colored godwit in North America.
		Marbled Godwits will be found on bay shores, mud flats, flooded prairies, and estuaries.
	www.texasbirding.net /birds/marbled.htm (163 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 (922 words)

	Birds - Marbled Godwit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Conspicuous by its size and coloration among the waders, the great marbled godwit might be confused only with the long-billed curlew at a distance where the slight curve upward of the godwit's bill and the pronounced downward curve of the curlew's could not be noted.
		The most stealthy intruder on its domains—salt or fresh water shores, marshes, and prairie lands—startles it to wing; its loud, whistled notes sound the alarm to other marlins hidden among the tall sedges, and the entire flock flies off at an easy, steady pace, not rapid, yet not to be overtaken afoot.
		Devoted to their companions, as most birds of this order are, the godwits lose all shyness and caution when some members of the flock that have been wounded by the gunner, cry out for help.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles21/birds-219.shtml (628 words)

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

	Effects of Management Practices on Wetland Birds: Marbled Godwit
		Marbled Godwits with broods use somewhat taller (15-60 cm), denser grass cover than do nesting pairs (Ryan et al.
		Marbled Godwits prefer native grass cover to tame vegetation (Stewart 1975, Ryan 1982, Ryan et al.
		In aspen parkland uplands, Marbled Godwits were most abundant on idle mixed-grass followed by continuously grazed mixed-grass (Prescott et al.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/literatr/wetbird/mago/mago.htm (3337 words)

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		Finally Sally concluded that the bird she was watching feeding on the flats was a marbled godwit.
		Sally sensed that this godwit was quite rare and knew she should share her good luck.
		The marbled godwit was seen by Sally Anderson and Matt Pelikan on Sept. 10 and Allan Keith and Sue Whiting on Sept. 11.
	www.mvgazette.com /features/bird_news?document=20030919_bird_news&format=print (652 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)

	THE OTTER SIDE - Shorebird/Wader Images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Marbled Godwits breed on the prairies of the northcentral US and southern Canada.
		This Marbled Godwit in flight was photographed along the coast near Santa Maria, California.
		This Marbled Godwit was photographed in Corpus Christi, Texas.
	www.otterside.com /htmfiles/shore6.htm (270 words)

	Hudsonian Godwit
		Hudsonian Godwit: Large sandpiper with white-scaled brown-fl upperparts and fl-barred chestnut-brown underparts.
		Hudsonian Godwit: Three to four olive-buff to olive-brown eggs marked with olive-brown are laid in a shallow hollow on the ground lined with dead leaves and fresh grass.
		Hudsonian Godwit: The Marbled Godwit looks similar but is a richer brown color with cinnamon colored under wings and a heavily barred breast.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/480/_/Hudsonian_Godwit.aspx (562 words)

	Godwit Days : Three-day migration festival in the redwoods of Humboldt County, North Coast, California
		Held at the peak of spring migration, shorebirds abound and special opportunities are planned to see many other species, including Marbled Murrelet, Spotted Owl, and Snowy Plover.
		Vendor applications can be downloaded here: vendor application and the Business License Application (if you are not an Arcata, CA business; $20 made payable to City of Arcata) and send to Godwit Days, P.O. Box 894, Arcata, CA 95518.
		The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is a destination for many of the Godwit Days field trips.
	www.godwitdays.com (543 words)

	Marbled Godwit - South Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		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)

	Marbled Godwit - September 15, 2004
		On the afternoon of September 15, this Marbled Godwit was found seemingly wildly out of place at the day-use area on the south shore of Lake Arthur.
		For at least three birders present this godwit was their state first, and what a show it was!
		Two of us stayed behind to "put the bird to bed", and as if on cue, as the sun was fading behind the hillsides, the godwit took to the air, circled for three or four minutes, and disappeared to the south on its way to the coast.
	home.earthlink.net /~pomarine/id33.html (211 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.
		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.
		The Elkhorn Slough godwit is not a Bar-tailed Godwit but, rather, an odd Marbled Godwit, probably a male and possible of the new race L.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/MGgodwit.html (1366 words)

	Sighting Record for Utah
		The bird was seen with Marbled Godwits and Willets in close proximity, so size and coloring comparisons were possible and obvious.
		Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwit both have rufous or orange neck and face.
		Marbled Godwits nearby were larger, longer billed, lighter colored overall, buffy color with fl mottling over most of body.
	www.utahbirds.org /RecCom/2002/2002_21.htm (226 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)

	Godwit Days Schedule
		Discover the endangered and mysterious Marbled Murrelet, set in dramatic redwood old-growth forest with a local Murrelet surveyor. This trip to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is for early birds! The dawn chorus, Varied Thrush and Pileated Woodpecker, accompanies pre-dawn flights of these birds. (Carpool, 100 miles round trip)
		Julie Clark is an HSU graduate and is currently an interpreter for the Bureau of Land Management. She specializes in the local history of this area. The BLM is the agency charged with managing the recently acquired Headwaters Forest Preserve (www.ca.blm.gov/caso/).
		Mary Severdia is an avid birder, a docent at the Arcata Marsh and is the volunteer coordinator for FOAM, as well as a member of the board. A regular participant in Godwit Days she has supported the event from its early beginnings with the City of Arcata.
	www.humboldt1.com /~lbjent/godwitdays/events.html (5240 words)

	Marbled Godwit -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Marbled Godwit -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa, is a large (Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries) shorebird.
		Marbled Godwits feeding, (Click link for more info and facts about Point Reyes National Seashore) Point Reyes National Seashore, California
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/marbled_godwit.htm (313 words)

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