Typical prey in estuarine mudflat habitats include small mollusks, crustaceans, marine worms, and some vegetative material. The nest is a shallow depression lined with dry grasses, leaves, or small twigs. No additional data found. In nonbreeding season in California, intertidal, estuarine mudflats are the most important habitat used. Yearlong, diurnal activity.
Little information is available.
Average clutch size is 4 eggs, with occasional sets of 5 reported. Useful field methods for distinguishing this species from the very similar long-billed dowitcher are given in McCaskie et al. The birds of the British Isles. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, Scotland. Bent, A. C. 1927.