This bird was hiding among sticks, blending into the marshy background. When we first spotted it, we thought it looked a lot like a long-billed dowitcher, but nope … we finally completed a Snipe hunt.

Small-medium brown and white bird with thin legs and a long, thin bill, standing in a marshy area among downed sticks.
Wilson’s Snipe; Upper Mississippi River Strategic Wetland Reserve, Carroll, IL; 12 Oct 2024

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