Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin       Field Guide IDs: NG-160; G-120; P- 128; PW-pl 31; AE-pl 228; AW-pl 207; AM(I)-344 Nest Location Nest Type Eggs & Mating System Dev. & Parental Care Primary & 2ndary Diet.. Foraging Strategy MF? I: 23 DAYS PRECOCIAL 2 ? 4 MONOG? F: 18-20 DAYS MF INVERTE- BRATES BREEDING: Muskeg, tundra. 1 brood. DISPLAYS: See Shorebird Communication. NEST: Slight depression in moss on small hummock, usu near water by branch or log, occ sheltered. Leaves blow in, or barely lined with grass. EGGS: Buff, marked with dark brown, wreathed. 1.9" (49 mm). DIET: Small fish, also insects, snails, worms, tadpoles; berries. Often forages by skimming surface in shallow water. CONSERVATION: Winters s to Tierra del Fuego. NOTES: Very noisy on nesting ground; female close sitter. If clutch lost, renests within 60'-90' of first nest. Frequently stands on one foot. Defends foraging territory in winter. Small, very vocal winter flocks. STANFORD. NOTES: Occasional visitor to Lagunita, foraging at the lake edge in winter and in shallow water and on mud as the lake recedes in spring. ....Similar Species: LesserYellowlegs 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.