Upland Sandpiper |
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| Bartramia longicauda | |||||||
| Order | Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and relatives) |
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| Family | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers) |
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| Status | Common |
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| Habitat | Tallgrass prairie, open grasslands, prairies, hayfields, sedge meadows, unmowed alfalfa and timothy fields. |
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| Food | Grasshoppers, beetles, other insects |
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| Range | Breeding: Throughout except northeast Winter: |
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| Comments | Also called Upland Plover. Can often be seen perching on fenceposts on its breeding grounds. |
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