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Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Photo by 1Sarah2
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27.8161, -82.8207

Field Notes

Description:

The willet is a large sandpiper.

Habitat:

This is an eastern willet, living along the coast. This spotting was made on the FL gulf coast.

Notes:

The willet is protected under the Migratory Birds Treaty Act.
http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html…

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/willet/id

Reference Links:

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789), Willet, Willet - Whatbird.com

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PublishedAugust 11, 2011

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