Basic plumage, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 9-06. © John  C. Avise.
Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae

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Alternate plumage, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 5-07. © John  C. Avise.
Alternate plumage, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 5-07. © John  C. Avise.

Juvenile, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 8-06. © John  C. Avise.
Juvenile, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co., 8-06. © John  C. Avise.

Transitional plumage, San Joaquin Marsh, Orange Co.,. © John  C. Avise.