sandpiper

noun

sand·pip·er | \ ˈsan(d)-ˌpī-pər

Definition of sandpiper

: any of various small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae, the sandpiper family) distinguished from the related plovers chiefly by the longer and soft-tipped bill

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Recent Examples on the Web North of Boston, recent sightings at Rough Meadows Sanctuary in Topsfield have included a pectoral sandpiper, two American woodcocks, a lesser yellowlegs, and a Magnolia warbler. — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021 The ruddy turnstone and purple sandpiper seem to like each other's company. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022 The other, with speckled brown-and-white feathers and a drooping bill, was a purple sandpiper. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022 Cape Cod: The highlights included an exceptionally late record of an Arctic tern at Race Point in Provincetown where a Western sandpiper, three Iceland gulls, and a snowy owl were also seen. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2021 Three black-legged kittiwakes were seen at Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown, a solitary sandpiper was seen at Hadley Cove in Hadley, and dickcissels were spotted in Hadley and Arcadia Sanctuary. — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 Berkshire County: Among observations were a Baird’s sandpiper in Sheffield and a yellow-throated vireo in Great Barrington. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021 In Longmeadow, a snowy egret was seen and a stilt sandpiper was found at the Longmeadow flats. — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2021 Martha’s Vineyard: Highlights featured a Eurasian wigeon in Edgartown, and a stilt sandpiper and a Hudsonian godwit in Chilmark. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021 See More

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