2021 – Willets (Tringa semipalmata, Order Charadriiformes, Family Scolopacidae - Sandpipers >), along with marbled godwits and whimbrels, are the big three frequently seen shore birds at Will Rogers Beach.  Willets sometimes hang out with the marbled godwits, emulating their behavior.  However their bills are considerably shorter, and the result must be a different diet.  In flight their wings show a blackish or very dark band, a whitish band and another blackish band.

June 27, 2021 - Two willets on the beach beyond Gladstone's.