I stop to molt in the middle of migration
When I take this molt break
I gain so much weight
Researchers can hand-grab me for evaluation.
(This was one of the life birds I picked up at the Biggest Week festival in May.)
Location: Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, OH
Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wilsons_Phalarope/overview
Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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