Texas
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
(L 12" WS 26" Wt 6 oz)
La Feria Sod Farms
11April2014
Once abundant in the Great Plains
of No. America, but steady
population declines have occurred
since the mid-19th Cent. due to
hunting and habitat loss.
of No. America, but steady
population declines have occurred
since the mid-19th Cent. due to
hunting and habitat loss.
longicauda is Latin for
long tail.
long tail.
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Society
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An Upland Sandpiper that travels
from South Dakota to Uruguay flies
from northern summer to southern
summer.(Neal Smith)
from South Dakota to Uruguay flies
from northern summer to southern
summer.(Neal Smith)