[Tweeters] Does the term fledge apply to shorebirds?

[Karen Wosilait via Tweeters]

I was at Soap Lake yesterday hoping to see the Willet that has been there. Instead I saw an American Avocet with 3 young, still fuzzy with shorter stubbier bills (relative to an adult).

I thought I’d add a breeding code to my eBird checklist. “Recently fledged” didn’t seem right since they couldn’t fly. Would “recently hatched” be the right term for a fluffy shorebird that can’t yet fly?  
Karen Wosilait (she/her)
Seattle, WA
karen.w.mobile at gmail.com