Surfbird -- Oregon Shore Birds
Surfbird

Location in Oregon
Blue is Winter range

Surfbird range

Surfbird

Aphriza virgata -- Common along rocky Pacific shore lines in winter. Nests on mountain tundra. Dark and plump, with short yellow legs; told in flight by the black triangle at the tip of the white tail. Call, a plaintive 3-note whistle.


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