Definition of Baird's sandpiper
: a small migratory sandpiper (Erolia bairdii) chiefly of western North America that breeds in the arctic tundras and winters in South America and is mottled buff and gray with a dark rump and a short slender bill
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“Baird's sandpiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baird%27s%20sandpiper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of Baird's sandpiper was in 1889
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