Female Wilson’s Phalarope at Lafitte’s Cove, Galveston Island, Texas. There they spin round and round in the nutrient-rich waters, creating whirlpools that stir up invertebrates that will fuel their migration to South America. The Wilson’s Phalarope remains a Level I Species of Conservation Priority.

Slender shorebird known for spinning on water and feeding on small invertebrates that are stirred up.

Females much brighter than males with gray cap, black stripe through the eye and side of neck, peachy-orange neck, and gray-and-rufous back. Watch Wilson’s Phalaropes spin like tops on the water’s surface in the video above.. Why do they do this? Phalaropus tricolor. One of our coolest shorebirds has got to be Wilson’s Phalarope. The female in breeding plumage has a gray back with chestnut and black on the wings. Phalaropus tricolor The Wilson’s Phalarope nests furthest south of any other phalarope species.
“If you haven’t seen Phalaropes feeding before, it’s a real treat,” writes Terry Sohl, who filmed a large flock of them in Lake County, South Dakota on April 28th, 2013. Her head is gray above the dark stripe and white below. Author Jay Packer Posted on Published: June 2, 2019 February 10, 2020 at 7:19 pm Categories In: About Our Birds. raccoons (Procyon lotor) skunks (Mephitis species) garter snakes (Thamnophis species) gulls (Larus species) Ecosystem Roles. Mosquito larvae. Wilson's phalarope is about nine inches in length. Protection of the breeding areas or other areas used for nesting is important for this species, in order to keep stable populations. Several State Wildlife Grant Projects ( T2-9-R , T2-11-HM , T-18-R , T-21-D , T-22-HM , T-23-HM , T-25-HM , T-27-HM , T-37-D ) have contributed to habitat enhancement of wetlands and grasslands for Wilson’s Phalarope and other wetland/grassland dependent birds. The front of her neck is salmon-colored. They also have predators, such as the Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus). Every year in late summer, migrating Wilson's Phalaropes put on an amazing show as enormous flocks amass on salty lakes of the West. However, gulls are the only predator that will not prey on the adult Wilson's phalarope.

I’ve met these birds on their breeding grounds at Crowley Lake California and Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. Wilson's phalarope is the most land dwelling of the phalaropes *03, 13*.
Wilson’s Phalarope – When Men Look Like Ladies and Ladies Look Like Men. She has a gray head, white cheeks, and a black stripe that runs across her eyes to her bill. POWERED BY MERLIN. All of these predators prey on Wilson's phalarope eggs as well as adult Wilson's phalaropes.