Greater Yellowlegs

'''Habitat:''' North America; They migrate to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States and south to South America. They are very rare vagrants to Western Europe. Breeds in muskeg, wet bogs with small wooded islands, and forests (usually coniferous) with abundant clearings. Winters in wide variety of shallow fresh and saltwater habitats.

'''Habitat:''' North America; They migrate to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States and south to South America. They are very rare vagrants to Western Europe. Breeds in muskeg, wet bogs with small wooded islands, and forests (usually coniferous) with abundant clearings. Winters in wide variety of shallow fresh and saltwater habitats.

'''Diet:''' Small aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, small fish, frogs, and occasionally seeds and berries. Foraging behavior: Wades in water and picks up prey it sees, sweeps bill side-to-side through water to catch prey by feel.

'''Diet:''' Small aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates, small fish, frogs, and occasionally seeds and berries. Foraging behavior: Wades in water and picks up prey it sees, sweeps bill side-to-side through water to catch prey by feel.

'''Cool Facts:''' The two yellowleg species are very similar. Size is marked different when they appear together and can be compared against each other. Greater Yellowlegs's bill appears slightly upturned and blunt-tipped, while Lesser Yellowlegs's bill is straight and sharp-pointed. Lesser's bill is always dark, while Greater's bill is grayish at the base in nonbreeding season. Voice is best distinguishing character: Greater gives three or four piercing notes, Lesser two rapid, softer short whistles (sometimes or or three).

'''Cool Facts:''' The two yellowleg species are very similar. Size is marked different when they appear together and can be compared against each other. Greater Yellowlegs's bill appears slightly upturned and blunt-tipped, while Lesser Yellowlegs's bill is straight and sharp-pointed. Lesser's bill is always dark, while Greater's bill is grayish at the base in nonbreeding season. Voice is best distinguishing character: Greater gives three or four piercing notes, Lesser two rapid, softer short whistles (sometimes or or three).