Wilson’s Phalarope
Apr 04, 2020
2 minutes
BY KENN KAUFMAN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRIAN E. SMALL
he phalaropes are such unusual shorebirds — with their swimming and spinning habits, and with females much more brightly colored than males — that in the past, they were often considered to make up a family of their own. More recent studies have firmly established their place among the sandpiper family. But
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