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Willet
Tringa semipalmata*
(L 15" WS 26" Wt 8 oz)
Bunche Beach Preserv
San Carlos Bay
09Apar2022
Nearly vanished in northern No.
Amer by 1900...were saved by
the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1918..
Amer by 1900...were saved by
the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1918..
Oh little willet
looking so lonely
standing in the whistling wind
chirping so lovingly
waiting in the sparkling grass
feathers as soft as spring clouds
waiting for a friend
oh little willet
waiting in the marsh
(Elisabeth, Grade 3)
*formerly Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus
semipalmatus
Coconut Beach, near Melbourne
06Feb2014
Tringa is a thrush-sized waterbird
mentioned by Aristotle; semi-
palmatus in Latin means half the
size of the palm.
mentioned by Aristotle; semi-
palmatus in Latin means half the
size of the palm.
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