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UPLAND SANDPIPER South Padre Island
UPLAND SANDPIPER South Padre Island
Upland Sandpiper: Large bird, dark-spotted, brown upperparts, black rump. White chin, neck, throat. Breast and sides streaked with dark chevrons, white belly. Dark cap, white eye-rings. Bill is thin, olive-brown, decurved at tip. Wedge-shaped tail has dark center and barred edges visible in flight. Upland Sandpiper: Breeds from central Maine west through Canada to southern Alaska; southeast to northern Utah, northwestern Oklahoma, and northern Texas, and east to central Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland. Spends winters in South America from southern Brazil to south-central Argentina. Preferred habitats include large fallow fields, pastures, and grassy areas. The Upland Sandpiper has a large range, estimated globally at 3,300,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas and nearby island nations and vagrant to Antarctica, Australia, Europe, and Asia, this bird prefers subtropical, temperate, or tropical grassland ecosystems as well as pastureland. The global population of this bird is estimated at 350,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Upland Sandpiper is Least Concern.
Viola pedata, Bird's Foot Violet; Burlington County, New Jersey 2013-04-29 #10
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Viola pedata, Bird's Foot Violet; Burlington County, New Jersey 2013-04-29 #5
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