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upland sandpiper
noun
: a large short-billed American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) that frequents fields and prairies
called also upland plover
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Sixteen whimbrels and 32 Hudsonian godwits off Horseneck Beach in Westport, an early great cormorant at Gooseberry Neck in Westport, and an upland sandpiper off Mishaum Point Road in South Dartmouth.
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Grace Gilson,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Aug. 2022
An upland sandpiper, also endangered in the state, has been documented on the prairie.
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Sheryl Devore,
chicagotribune.com,
22 Oct. 2021
Notable breeding species include Henslow's sparrow, king and Virginia rails, upland sandpiper, least bitterns, American bitterns and common snipe.
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Frank Abderholden,
Lake County News-Sun,
2 Feb. 2018
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Grace Gilson,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Aug. 2022
An upland sandpiper, also endangered in the state, has been documented on the prairie.
—
Sheryl Devore,
chicagotribune.com,
22 Oct. 2021
Notable breeding species include Henslow's sparrow, king and Virginia rails, upland sandpiper, least bitterns, American bitterns and common snipe.
—
Frank Abderholden,
Lake County News-Sun,
2 Feb. 2018
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“Upland sandpiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upland%20sandpiper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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