Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
The Upland Sandpiper, though technically a ‘shorebird’, is more closely associated with dry grasslands. Most of these birds breed in grassy prairies of south-central Canada, the upper Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes region. Another breeding population prefers the interiors of Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada. Even on their winter grounds, these birds prefer grass plains.
Great distances separate breeding centers, especially the Alaska group. Yet today’s science regards the Upland Sandpiper as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).
Until my 16,000-mile expedition through western North America in 2022, I’d experienced but one meeting with these birds. In 2005, while I was passing through Delta Junction in central Alaska, I veered from the highway to explore an area referred to as the Delta Agricultural Project. I enjoyed a brief, but close encounter with a bird only a few feet from where I stopped my car to listen for birds. During my 2022 adventure, I enjoyed meeting dozens of these enigmatic shorebirds in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
19 Photos
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: (Bartramia longicauda) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 12:48 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4460-UplandSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: (Bartramia longicauda) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 12:49 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/6 |
File Name: D3X4462-UplandSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: (Bartramia longicauda) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 12:51 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5 |
File Name: D3X4464-UplandSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Delta Agricultural Project, Delta Junction, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:01 17:42 |
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Location:
Fort Greely |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 380 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD7129UplandSandpiper |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Delta Agricultural Project, Delta Junction, Alaska. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:01 17:42 |
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Location:
Fort Greely |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 380 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD7130UplandSandpiper |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:02 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502649-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:06 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502671-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502843-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502840-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:16 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502799-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:16 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502796-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:13 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502714-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 12:09 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502686-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:13 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502960-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:14 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8502991-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:17 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503026-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503034-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:18 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503044-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Upland Sandpiper(Bartramia longicauda) |
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Description: Upland Sandpipers were high on my wish-list for this trip. And these birds were putting on quite a show. I left the main highway to follow a narrow ranch road that penetrated the heart of Nebraska’s Sandhills. Seneca Road provided some of my favorite bird encounters in a while. |
Date Taken: 2022:07:20 13:19 |
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Location:
Seneca Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: UplandSandpiper_8503057-SandHills.SenacaRoad-NE |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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