Wilson's Snipe
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Wilson’s snipe is a migratory bird usually seen in spring and fall, foraging at marshes, swamps, wet pastures, crop stubble, and drainage ditches.
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Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation
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A well-camouflaged sandpiper-like bird with a very long bill, plump body, black- and white-streaked head, and relatively short legs (for a sandpiper). Upperparts are mottled brown and black with strong white streaks running down the back. The belly is white, and there is a rusty band near the tip of the tail. When surprised, snipe take off in a zigzag pattern and call a harsh “scraip, scraip.”
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Hunting / Fishing Guide
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