Willet - (Catoptrophrus semipalmatus)

Look for this large, gray shorebird at the Salton Sea and in Imperial Valley farm fields being irrigated. Compare to similar shorebirds including the Wilson's Phalarope, American Avocet and Greater Yellowlegs.

If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html

They present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Willet

OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:

Willet - Nice photo image and information displayed by a NOAA Coastal Services Center Web site for Otter Island in South Carolina.

Wildlife Fact Sheet - Connecticut's "Department of Environmental Protection" Web site on endangered and threatened species.