Help with a shorebird

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Sbruenjes
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Help with a shorebird

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I saw these birds last week while on vacation at the Oregon coast. I saw these birds at the Necanicum River Estuary - Little Beach in Clatsop County, Oregon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Whimbrels maybe?
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Thats what I thought at first, but when I cleaned the picture up, I don't see a striped head and the beak seems much longer than I have seen on whimbrel before...
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Re: Help with a shorebird

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Long-billed Curlew?
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Charlie Spencer wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2026 4:29 pm Long-billed Curlew?
Agree with long billed curlew
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