Long-Billed Curlew

The long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) is native to North America and spends the winter in the Gulf. Curlews probe the mud in tidal flats and marshes for insects, crabs, and other invertebrates.

A long-billed curlew walking on the ocean shore
Photograph by Lynn Watson
A long-billed curlew walking on the ocean shore