The upland sandpiper was "bird of the week" one year ago this month, and this column described the bird's qualifications. These included a bit of trivia, that this is the only species whose common ...

Claim to fame: This long-beaked bird may have the biological classification of “shorebird,” but when it’s in Missouri, it probably won’t be anywhere near shores. In this area, as is the case ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...

If you’re in grasslands or fields in Wyoming and you keep getting whistled at, you’re hearing an upland sandpiper! These birds use their distinctive song to defend their breeding territory and attract ...

It is springtime in Illinois, and the endangered upland sandpipers have returned to the Prairie State for the nesting season. These long-distance travelers make their way back to Northern Illinois in ...

Three birds – the upland sandpiper, the northern harrier and the long-eared owl – are drifting into danger as the grasslands where they live diminish in Pennsylvania. Upon the advice of biologists, ...

A short billed dowitcher was found in Washington. An Upland Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, American pipts, and Connecticut warbler were in Northampton. Over the last two days, over 2500 broad-winged hawks ...

The upland sandpiper is one of a few shorebirds that actually spends most of its life away from the water. The Sandpiper Family consists of some 51 North American species including those that only ...

In Eastern Iowa, August marks the beginning of the fall season and the continuation of fall migration. Fall migration doesn't have the exciting climax that spring does. Additionally, many birds are ...

Chris Hollister and I spent a pleasant hour recently at the landfill on the west and south sides of Clarence’s Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area. Midsummer is not a particularly interesting time ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...