Hudsonian Godwit ✓
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers/Phalaropes)
Subfamily: Scolopacinae Scientific Name: Limosa haemastica
✓ First seen on Sep 28, 2013 in New YorkSeen only within the National Wildlife Refuge System
Conservation Classification
On Laura's Conservation List ABC WatchList: Yellow (Declining or Rare Continental Species) ESA Status: Not endangeredMaps
2013 Sighting Information
I saw this one only on a Rochester Birding Association field trip to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. I lucked into running into some birders who generously invited me to ride along--the field trip organizers had arranged access onto a dike that is usually closed to the public, and without that access I'd never have seen this bird in 2013.