Marbled Godwit, Limosa fedoa
Marbled Godwit, winter plumage, 1/20/06, Moss Landing Harbor, Monterey Co
Marbled Godwit, winter plumage, 4/16/05, Stinson Beach, Marin Co
Marbled Godwit, 1/20/06, Moss Landing harbor, Monterey Co
Marbled Godwit, 10/8/07, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
Marbled Godwit, molting to winter plumage, 8/22/05, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
This Fall bird shows plain cinnamon feathers growing in over breeding plumage black bars. The bird is carrying a mole crab, a favorite prey item for shorebirds.
Marbled Godwit, 1/28/09, Pillar Point, San Mateo Co
Marbled Godwit, 9/25/07, Pillar Point, San Mateo Co
Marbled Godwit, 2/2/09, Pillar Point, San Mateo Co
Marbled Godwit, 3/9/07, Palo Alto Baylands
Marbled Godwit,  7/15/07, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
Marbled Godwit, 2/24/06, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co