[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Long-billed Dowitcher was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 3, 2009)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Long-billed Dowitcher was photographed at a lake in western Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1993)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Long-billed Dowitcher was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1991)

[Length 11.5 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This Long-billed Dowitcher was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: August 1991)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This "Eastern" Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed at the Cape May Meadows in Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1980)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This "Eastern" Short-billed Dowitcher in flight was photographed at Chincoteague NWR, Virginia. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1977)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This "Prairie" Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 11 in. Wingspan 19 in.]

This winter plumaged Short-billed Dowitcher was photographed at the Convention Center boardwalk, South Padre Island, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=375mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 5, 2009)