For just a few weeks each year, Red - necked Phalaropes visit Rodeo Lagoon in the Marin Headlands. (parksconservancy.org)
The opposite sex, on the other hand — the female red phalarope and male pectoral sandpiper — were gallivanting about at all hours, probably looking for new mates. (sciencemag.org)
Ornithologists believe that since their migration is so long and arduous, the female phalaropes can not afford to invest more than a minimal amount in the reproductive cycle. (parksconservancy.org)