Sandpipers wade and feed on muddy shores or mud flats. Their long slender bills are adapted for capturing food. Rails, gallinules, and coots are ground dwelling, marsh or water birds having a duck or hen-like appearance.
Featured birds |
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| Common name | Scientific name |
| Virginia rail | Rallus limicola |
| Sora rail | Porzana carolina |
| Common gallinule | Gallinula chloropus |
| American coot | Fulica americana |
| Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca |
| Spotted sandpiper | Actitus macularia |
| American woodcock | Philohela minor |
| Common snipe | Capella gallinago |