Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus), Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 2014.

The long-billed curlew's diet includes many invertebrates and even some vertebrates; however, its bill is best adapted for capturing shrimp and crabs living deep below tidal mudflats or earthworms in flooded pastures. It has long blue-grey legs and feet with webbed toes for swimming. In flight, curlews can reach 50 mph and can be seen in geese-like v-formations when migrating. Distinguish males from females: females have longer bills which are flatter on top with a more pronounced curve at the tip. Males have a shorter and gently curved bill from beginning to end.