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Upland Sandpiper
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| The Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a long-legged, big-eyed, short-billed shorebird which nests in the prairie grasslands of the central United States and much of Canada. It winters in South America. Its whistled call notes may be heard during migration as well as on the nesting grounds. The bird at right was perched on a roadside fence post in Lyman Co., South Dakota, in June, 2001, and the shot at right shows an Upland Sandpiper peering at the photographer from deep grass at Fort Niobrara N.W.R., Cherry Co., Nebraska, also in June, 2001. Both these shots were taken with a Canon EOS 3 and EF 500mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender on Fuji Velvia. |  |
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| The first shot at right shows a migrant Upland Sandpiper in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in September, 1990. |  |
| Sometimes Upland Sandpipers show up well away from their normal range. The bird below was found at Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas, in May, 1998. Photos of this bird represented the first spring record for the park. |  |
| The Upland Sandpipers in the 4 shots at right were perched on fence posts at Benton Lake N.W.R.,Cascade Co., Montana, in June, 2007. The images were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 600mm F/4 L IS lens and a 2X extender. |  |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Port Bolivar, Galveston Co., Texas 28 March 2015 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Port Bolivar, Galveston Co., Texas 28 March 2015 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Port Bolivar, Galveston Co., Texas 28 March 2015 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas 6 April 2017 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas 6 April 2017 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas 6 April 2017 |
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| Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Anahuac N.W.R., Chambers Co., Texas 6 April 2017 |
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