Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda

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Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
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Habitat
Unlike other sandpipers and plovers, the upland sandpiper prefers dry grasslands over wetlands. It is sometimes called the "shorebird of the prairie." It lives on open prairies, grasslands, pastures, wet meadows and hayfields. Its numbers have sharply declined since the late 1800's due to hunting and habitat loss.

Diet
The upland sandpiper eats a wide-variety of invertebrates including grasshoppers, crickets, weevils, beetles, moths, ants, flies, bugs, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, snails and earthworms. It also eats some grains and seeds.

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