Willets
The willet is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
They are fexible in their feeding habits . A favored prey on the coasts are small fiddler crabs as well as mole crabs, worms, clams and other invertebrates. They also occasionally eat plant material. The sensitive bill means that willets can hunt at night as well as during the day.
They are territorial both on the breeding grounds and on the wintering areas. When displaying the wings are held stiffly and downcurved in flight while on the ground the display gives prominence to the distinctive pattern of the underwings. They are normally nervous birds, with the birds closer to the landward edge of a saltmarsh being the first to utter their alarm calls.
Willets
The willet is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is a relatively large and robust sandpiper, and is the largest of the species called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. It breeds in North America and the West Indies and winters in southern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
They are fexible in their feeding habits . A favored prey on the coasts are small fiddler crabs as well as mole crabs, worms, clams and other invertebrates. They also occasionally eat plant material. The sensitive bill means that willets can hunt at night as well as during the day.
They are territorial both on the breeding grounds and on the wintering areas. When displaying the wings are held stiffly and downcurved in flight while on the ground the display gives prominence to the distinctive pattern of the underwings. They are normally nervous birds, with the birds closer to the landward edge of a saltmarsh being the first to utter their alarm calls.