Hudsonian godwit
limosa haemastica latin

The Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large shorebird.

The wetlands of the bay are important sites for the Red Knot, the Hudsonian Godwit and other shorebirds.

Many declining species either occasionally or commonly occur on the Refuge including the American Golden Plover, Prothonotary Warbler, Painted Bunting and Hudsonian Godwit.

Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is renowned among bird watchers for being able to view rare shorebirds including Ruff, Hudsonian Godwit, and Mongolian Plover.

A colony of approximately 3000 Lesser Snow Geese have been identified at KIBS, as well as nationally significant numbers of Hudsonian Godwit and Whimbrel.

These include Atlantic Brant, Canada Goose, Caspian Tern, Hudsonian Godwit, Lesser Snow Goose, Red Knot, and Semipalmated Plover.

They will try to balance the rights and needs of native people, and of animals with exotic names like the beluga, bufflehead, Eskimo curlew and Hudsonian godwit, against the rights and needs of city dwellers.

Unusual vagrant birds include the Northern Harrier, Peregrine Falcon, Black-tailed Godwit, Hudsonian Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, and Snowy Egret.

The Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large shorebird.