Upland Sandpiper, Yuma County

[Charles Hundertmark]

On Sunday morning, I drove the Waverly Breeding Bird Survey route. At stop 30, on Yuma CR 45 between S Road and T road, I heard an Upland Sandpiper's rakish wolf wistle. At stop 32, on CR T between Roads 45 and 44, I heard two more of the sandpipers. This is the first time in 8 years running this route that I've heard the sandpipers. Earlier this spring, I spotted one not far from these locations while atlasing near Yuma. To date there are only 4 Upland Sandpiper records in the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas II database. This might be an interesting year to scour the eastern plains for long-legged wolf whistlers. 

Chuck Hundertmark
2546 Lake Meadow Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
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