dowitcher
noun
dow·itch·er
ˈdau̇-i-chər 
plural dowitchers also dowitcher
: any of several long-billed wading birds (especially Limnodromus griseus and L. scolopaceus of the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers
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In the Berkshires, three merlins were seen in Williamstown, a least bittern in Richmond, three red crossbills in Pittsfield, and a great egret and short-billed dowitcher in Sheffield.
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BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
Be sure to bring your binoculars: dowitchers, western sandpipers and American avocets are all on display.
—Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2018
Feeding together in tight flocks for safety, plovers, dowitchers and sandpipers feed skittishly.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
Be sure to bring your binoculars: dowitchers, western sandpipers and American avocets are all on display.
—Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2018
Feeding together in tight flocks for safety, plovers, dowitchers and sandpipers feed skittishly.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
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“Dowitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowitcher. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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