The Upland Sandpiper is a grassland shorebird with a small, round head, large dark eyes, and a thin neck giving it an endearingly comical appearance. It perches on fence posts and calls with an eerie, liquid wolf whistle. Despite being a shorebird, it rarely visits water, spending its life in native grasslands where it has declined severely with habitat loss.
Best time to see a Upland Sandpiper
The best time to see a Upland Sandpiper is April–June, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,436 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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