Alas, it does appear that many of us will need to change a bunch of willets
to the expected (but not default) Saltmarsh Willet. It looks like eBird was
being very conservative here, stating that Prairie Willets have occurred in
all months in Saltmarsh Range (possibly more likely than Saltmarsh in much
of August). I have no idea if there'll be a large enough outcry to convince
them otherwise, but I wouldn't bet on it.
On Mon, Nov 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM 'Greg Tillman' via NHBirds <
<nhbirds...> wrote:
> Hi all - With the recent split of Willets into Saltmarsh Willet and
> Prairie Willet, are there any wise people who could comment on the
> likelihood of Prairie Willet appearing in New Hampshire from May to
> August?
>
> And any thoughts on doing something with the old (and not so old) ebird
> records that have turned into Prairie/Saltmarsh Willet? (Records of
> Scopoli’s/Cory’s are messy enough that seem like they should all be Cory’s
> are messy enough, but at least they don’t apply to a common breeding bird.)
>
> Thanks
>
> -greg tillman
>
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