Willet

Description:

A large shorebird in the sandpiper family. It is a good-sized and stout scolopacid, the largest of the shanks. Its closest relative is the Lesser Yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine, clear, and dense pattern of the neck, which both species show in breeding plumage.

Habitat:

The Willet (Tringa semipalmata) breeds in wetlands in the northern Great Plains as well as many areas of the Gulf and Atlantic coastal areas of the United States. It winters commonly on all our seacoasts.