Joe F.N. wrote:
If that is a Western Sandpiper he would have had to have taken the picture on the very edge of the Pacific or in Alaska. I suspect he took it in Florida where he lives. No Westerns there. The markings are also very different.
Actually, Joe, we do get Western Sandpipers here. Got a photo of one a few weeks ago. They are smaller than this bird though. This is definitely a Willet as you said.