Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Gmelin       Field Guide IDs: G-160; G-120; PE-128; PW-pl 31; AE-pl 227; AW-pl 206; AM(I)-346 Nest Location Nest Type Eggs & Mating System Dev. & Parental Care Primary & 2ndary Diet.. Foraging Strategy MF(?) I: 22-23(?) DAYS PRECOCIAL 2 ? 4 (3-4) MONOG? F: 18-20(?) DAYS MF CRUSTACEANS FISH GROUND .....GLEAN BREEDING: Tundra, muskeg, woodland clearings, burned areas. 1? brood. DISPLAYS: See: Shorebird Communication. NEST: Depression often near log, snag, among burned debris, occ sheltered by veg, occ in moss, occ far from water. Lined with few decayed leaves or bits of grass under eggs. EGGS: Yellowish-grayish buff marked with dark brown, wreathed. 1.7" (42 mm). DIET: Mostly terrestrial and aquatic insects, also small fish, crustaceans. Nonbreeding includes worms, snails. Often picks food from surface of water; wades to breast level. CONSERVATION: Winters s through West Indies, to Tierra del Fuego. NOTES: Very noisy on nesting grounds. Prefers drier areas for nesting than Greater Yellowlegs, but often associates. Young hatch synchronously. Defends winter foraging territories. One record of nest found with 6 eggs and 2 incubating birds. STANFORD. NOTES: ....Similar Species: Greater Yellowlegs ESSAYS: Shorebird Feeding; Shorebird Migration and Conservation; Spacing of Wintering Shorebirds; Temperature Regulation and Behavior. REFERENCES: Cramp and Simmons, 1983; Johnsgard, 1981; Myers and Myers, 1979.