A biologist checks the band on the leg of a long-billed dowitcher.

A man holds a brown bird with dark eye stripe, long bill and long legs with affixing a band to its leg.
Photo By/Credit
Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
12/09/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A biologist holds a long-billed dowitcher and checks the metal identifying band on its leg.
Ecosystem
Tundra
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Photography
Birding
Species
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Subject tags
Biologists (USFWS)
Bird banding
Birds
Migratory birds
Photography
Research
Shorebirds