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Lesson 1: Shorebird Essentials
From shape, size, and foraging behavior to habitat, range, and plumage: receive a grand overview of the various identification hacks and tools you need to take on all of North America's 47 shorebird species. This deck is preparation for the group-specific decks to come.
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Lesson 2: Tringa-type Shorebirds
Tringas are medium to large-sized sandpipers with long bills, necks, and legs. In this deck, we'll learn how to recognize and identify the seven Tringa-type shorebirds found in North America.
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Lesson 3: 'Peep' Sandpipers
The "peeps" are the small, stocky sandpipers of North America's mudflats, sandy shores, and rocky coastlines. The tend to be the most frustrating of all the shorebirds to identify because of their similar size, shape, and plumage across many different species, but this deck contains the cheat codes to their ID!
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Lesson 4: 'Snipe-type' Shorebirds
Meet the 'Snipe-types', North America's short, squat shorebirds with almost comically long bills and the source of a bird-watcher's biggest headache: telling Long-billed Dowitchers and Short-billed Dowitchers apart! Also included: Wilson's Snipe and American Woodcock.
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Lesson 5: Phalaropes
Learn to swiftly recognize and identify the tell-tale shape, behaviours, and plumages (both breeding and non-breeding) of North America's—and the world's—three phalarope species: the Red Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, and Wilson's Phalarope.
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Lesson 6: "Grasspipers" & Turnstones
From the surf-pounded rocky coastlines of the continent to the grassy prairies of its interior, meet and learn to identify the members of these two unique groups of shorebirds that have made their homes in starkly contrasting habitats. Species covered in this lesson include: Ruddy Turnstone, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, and Upland Sandpiper
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Lesson 7: Plovers
Get to know and confidently ID North America's five banded plovers (Killdeer, Wilson's, Semipalmated, Piping, and Snowy plovers) and three unbanded plovers (Black-bellied Plover, American Golden-plover, and Pacific Golden-plover).
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Lesson 8: Godwits & Curlews
Learn to confidently identify North America's biggest shorebirds with bizarrely large and shaped bills: Hudsonian Godwit, Marbled Godwit, Long-billed Curlew, and Whimbrel.
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Lesson 9: Oystercatchers, Avocets & Stilts
Meet North America's four large, distinctive, black-and-white shorebirds: American Oystercatcher, Black Oystercatcher, American Avocet, and Black-necked Stilt.
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