Can you identify this distinctive shorebird?

Coming Soon! This video will be featured on The Virtual Birder 2.0, http://www.virtualbirder.com, in a virtual birding tour of Northern California (Coastal & Pelagic Birds).

With the virtual tour you can explore several popular birding destinations in Northern California and when you find birds you can get a closer look at them with binoculars. The identification challenges will be based either on a still image or a video clip. Identify the bird correctly and you get points. Get one of the top scores and you can post your score along with your real name, location, and a comment for all to see. Compete with your birding friends with this life-like bird ID quiz.

The black-and-white plumage, long legs, and straight bill identify this bird as a Black-necked Stilt. The brown on the back rules out an adult male leaving the possibility of a juvenile or an adult female. A juvenile would have buffy edges to the brown feathers and the feathers of this bird do not appear to have buffy edges, leading to the conclusion that this is an adult female. You can hear the "Yap" of another stilt at 00:11.

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Pets & Animals

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• Shorebird
• Wildlife