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Upland Sandpipers on the Carden Alvar |
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Upland Sandpipers are more visible now
that their young have hatched. Both parents watch over them.
One adult was in the grass and the other was on the wires. Carden
Alvar on 10 June 2018. |
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Video of Upland Sandpipers watching over their young and
communicating with each other. |
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Cryptic coloration and
plumage pattern camouflage this ground-nesting shorebird. Before the
eggs hatch one of the pair is incubating while the other is feeding
and watching. Males may be doing display flights and curlew-like
songs. |
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However they become
more obvious by perching on posts after the young hatch. Carden Alvar on
10 June 2018. |
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The other adult was on
the wires. Carden Alvar on 10 July 2018. |
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Carden Alvar is one of
the best places in Ontario to see Upland Sandpipers during the
breeding season. |
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Link to Ron Pittaway's article: Upland Sandpipers in Carden |
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