LESSER YELLOWLEGS IN FLIGHT, NONQUON SEWERAGE LAGOONS, PORT PERRY, ON

   The Yellowlegs (both the Greater and Lesser) are migrating.  In the spring they migrate to Northern Canada and Alaska, where they breed.  Their breeding season is short and they start their migration south as early as late June.

   We believe this is a Lesser Yellowlegs for the following reasons:

• Bill is about the same length as the head
• Bill is straight - on Greater Yellowlegs it is slightly upturned
• Strips on flanks less extensive than on Greater Yellowlegs