Upland Sandpiper


Bartramia longicauda


By: Guadalupe

Scientific Classification


Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriifomes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Bartramia
Species: longicauda


Natural History

The upland sandpiper nests across North America and they winter in South America. They like large open grasslands. The upland sandpiper is an omnivore. This shore bird typically nests on the ground in grassy fields.

At first, way back when dinosaurs were living, the birds were reptiles. Then they evolved into the birds that we have today.

And now the population of birds is going like a circle of life. Even the population is getting a little bit lower because a lot of hunters are hunting a lot of birds. Now that the birds are changed and have been all over the world, it has change a lot of our community. The evolution of birds is very important for us so we can study them and how much more the birds can adapt.

Habitat

The upland sandpiper can be found on the shoreline and inland. They can be in South America and North America. They nest their egg in Argentina. And they leave it for 8 months. And after they are hatched they go back to North America.

Present Status

The upland sandpiper is endangered on the U.S. Endangered Species List.

Physical Description

The upland sandpiper is the cutest bird you have ever seen. The upland sandpiper is a vertebrate is 11-12 inches long. Its wingspread is up to 17-20 inches and they weight 6 to 7oz. It has long legs and long necks and is small headed. The upland sandpiper is a warm-blooded animal.  The upland sandpiper has blackish wings and the rest of the body is brownish, even the head.  Its legs are yellow and so is its beak.

Diet and Feeding Habits

The upland sandpiper eats many bugs and insects. They could sometimes eat grasshoppers. They even eat beetles, spiders, ants, wasp, and bees. They can eat fruit. Their favorite are blueberries.

Causes of  Endangerment

The upland sandpiper is endangered because the habitat is getting destroyed because people are building factories and because there are a lot of predators in their habitat, like crows, skunks, fox, and minks. That is why they are endangered.

Personal Essay

What is the value of wilderness to modern society?  I think what they are doing to these poor animals is wrong. They are part of our ecosystem. They breathe, they eat and they have feelings like we do. We are destroying their homes by taking down the forest, by building houses or businesses,  or by littering. And that is very sad. Soon the animals might not have any home and they don’t know where to stay. I really feel bad about this.  If only there were something to do to stop this. That is why wilderness is valuable to modern society.

Bibliography

1. The UplandSsandpiper.  4/15/2003.  http.// www.inh.uiu/ birds/ uplandsandpiper. (3/6/03)

2. Habitat.  4/15/03. http.// www. ihhs.uiu html.com (3/6/03)

3. Physical Description  4/15/2003.  hht.//www. ihh.uiu. upland sandpiper html.com

4.Diet & Feeding Habits     4/15/2003    http://www.sandpiper.html#food.com

5.The Upland Sandpiper.  4/15/2003     http.//www.upland sandpiper,html. natural history,com


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