Wandering Tattler or U’lili 
This bird migrates to stay the winter in Hawaii after spending the summer months in Canada and Alaska. In the summer the Wandering Tattler has a spotted belly and cheeks while he rest of the feathers are gray. During the winter months when they travel about 2,000 miles to Hawaii their spotted belly and cheeks turn gray. The remaining gray feathers turn to a creamy gray color.

 
This shorebird does not have webbed feet but is a born swimmer.
  The Wandering Tattler got its name for the "wandering" of migration and because of the fact that it scolds or tattles when alarmed. The Wandering Tattler communicates with 3 or 4 clear whistles while flying. Their call is like is a bamboo flute. It also sounds like it is saying “To-li-li! To-li-li!” This bird’s call is used when it is flying in a group or a flock.

 
The female Tattlers are larger than the males.

 

  These smart, fast, and friendly birds like to nest beside streams and gravel bars. The Wandering Tattlers nest is a scrape in the ground between two rocks. Made of willow roots, dry leaves, and twigs, the nest is built to hold four eggs. The eggs are olive green marked with brown. It takes about 23-25 days for the eggs to hatch. The eggs and nest blend in well with their surroundings.

 
The Hawaiian name 'Ulilli imitates this birds call.
  The Wandering Tattler eats mollusks, crustaceans, worms, fish and “pipipi” or Hawaiian snails. The Wandering Tattler hunts for their meal by rummaging through the mud flats, soaring above the surface of the sea, and along the shoreline.