The late afternoon was dreary with a slight chill. There were no birds in the water or air. I happen to glance down the beach and noticed a lone bird standing on a beach rock. It turned out to be a Willet (Tringa semipalatus), a pigeon-sized sandpiper.
A lone Willet (Tringa semipalmatus) flies along a beach on Long Island Sound on a dreary gray afternoon in spring 2019.