Eastern Willet

No Willet Split Plus Other Nerdy Bird News

By Mia McPherson|July 2nd, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Northern Harriers, Northern Shrikes, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: American Ornithological Society, AOS, birds of prey, Circus hudsonius, DNA, Eastern Willet, hawks, Hen Harrier, Lanius borealis, Northern Harrier, Northern Shrike, raptors, shorebirds, splits, subspecies, Tringa semipalmata, Western Willet, willet, willets|

Just because Willets weren't split this year doesn't mean they won't be split in the future, who knows what changes will be made a year from now.

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Possible Eastern and Western Willet Split in 2017

By Mia McPherson|January 21st, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Utah, Willets|Tags: ABA, adult, American Birding Association, American Ornithological Society, AOS, DNA, Eastern Willet, flight, flying, inornata, semipalmata, shorebirds, species, split, Tringa semipalmata, Western Willet, willet|

The question regarding this proposal is... Willet happen?

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Saltmarsh Willet In Flight At Fort De Soto

By Mia McPherson|May 28th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Saltmarsh Willets|Tags: adult, beach, coast, coastal, Eastern Willet, flight, flying, Gulf of Mexico, Saltmarsh Willet, sandpiper, shorebirds, sky, Tringa semipalmata, willet, willets|

There are two species of Willets which are Prairie and Saltmarsh. Here in Utah I only see the Prairie but in Florida I could see both

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Saltmarsh And Prairie Willets In Breeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|October 7th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Prairie Willets, Saltmarsh Willets, Utah|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, comparison, differences, Eastern Willet, mangroves, Prairie Willet, rabbitbrush, Saltmarsh Willet, sandpipers, shorebirds, subspecies, Tringa inornata, Tringa semipalmata, Western Willet, White Mangrove, willet|

I've had the good fortune to photograph both the Saltmarsh and Prairie Willets in breeding plumage in Florida and in Utah and Montana.

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