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Water bird in southeast Nebraska? (1 Viewer)

These types of birds are commonly called shorebirds in the US.

I thought that in Europe they were known as waders, where here herons and storks are called waders.
 
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yea but i dont call killdeers water birds.. just a pain in the butt.. lol ( i have a group of 6+ breeding in my front yard)
 
AlainaLee said:
huh i call em water birds, cuz i find em in the water... if i find em along a beach shore, then theyre a shorebird. lol
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And how do you call them when they are leaving the water and approaching siltation areas or the shore?
A Spotted Sandpiper e.g. is never a water bird, though he lives at the water edge and search for food in the water. ;)
 
i would say that if swimming is not a birds primary way of feeding, then it is not a waterbird. if it wades in shallow water or feeds on shoreline areas, then it's a shorebird. if it is a heron or stork, then i call it a wader.
 
Thanks for the answer

As to shorebird/waterbird, in southeast Nebraska there is nothing we would call a "shore". We commonly use "banks" to describe the edge of water. "Shore" seems to imply large bodies of water this area does not have.

Thanks again!

George
 
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