Willet
The Willet (Tringa semipalmatus) is a grey, featureless North American shorebird, until it flies, then it reveals wings like a zebra crossing. It used to go by the clumsy name of Semipalmated Snipe but the name willet prevailed, apparently coming from the call of the bird. There are two separate breeding populations that occupy different habitats. Western birds inhabit the prairies while eastern birds inhabit coastal saltmarshes. Eastern birds are long-distance migrants wintering in South America while western (prairie breeding) birds winter mainly on the coasts of the USA and Mexico. So this bird at San Ignacio lagoon is likely to be of the Prairie race "inornata".
Willet
The Willet (Tringa semipalmatus) is a grey, featureless North American shorebird, until it flies, then it reveals wings like a zebra crossing. It used to go by the clumsy name of Semipalmated Snipe but the name willet prevailed, apparently coming from the call of the bird. There are two separate breeding populations that occupy different habitats. Western birds inhabit the prairies while eastern birds inhabit coastal saltmarshes. Eastern birds are long-distance migrants wintering in South America while western (prairie breeding) birds winter mainly on the coasts of the USA and Mexico. So this bird at San Ignacio lagoon is likely to be of the Prairie race "inornata".