Photo from Flickr, Francesco Veronesi

This fall migratory bird can be found in local mudflats and shallow wetlands fattening up for their long trip down south. Find out how to spot the Long-billed Dowitcher and how it got its unique name in this week’s Tweet of the Week!

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday, October 24th, 2015.