A mute swan preening at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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A least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. These are the smallest shorebirds.

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Blue-winged teals (Spatula discors) at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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A Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) doing a little flapping (it didn't actually take off). These little guys are one of the few shorebirds that swim while they're hunting (rather than wading) so they're fairly easy to spot via behavior.

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A lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) taking a break between foraging and territorial disputes.

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A pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) looking fairly majestic. East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) in the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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A young semipalmated plover being territorial at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay.

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