4427 black neck stilt munsel odfw (4438168617)

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Summary[edit] Description: -Photo by Kathy Munsel, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) This fragile-looking bird with bold black-and-white plumage and exaggerated, long, reddish legs is often associated with American Avocets at shallow inland ponds and lakes. Very noisy and aggressive in protection of its nest and young, using a variety of distraction displays, including an impressive broken-leg act to lure away interlopers. It is a locally uncommon to fairly common summer resident of Klamath, Lake, Harney and Malheur counties. The largest Oregon breeding colony is at summer Lake. It has become a regular spring and fall migrant through eastern Oregon and irregular spring and casual fall migrant through western Oregon. Photo above: Black-necked Stilt at the Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area, May 2009. Date: 9 May 2009, 09:46. Source: 4427_black_neck_stilt_munsel_odfw. Author: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.