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Upland Sandpiper

Bartramia longicauda

From Naumann — Photo: Johnath · CC BY-SA 3.0

The upland sandpiper is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the sole extant member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name longicauda is from Latin longus, "long" and caudus, "tail". The name "Bartram's sandpiper" was made popular by Alexander Wilson, who was taught ornithology and natural history illustration by Bartram.

Where it's been seen

Hotspots with reports in the last 30 days.

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West Bouldin Creek GreenbeltSep 26 · 9:21 AM

Also reported at 1 private location (not shown).

Updated 6:04 PM

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Through the year

Migrant · usually Mar–May and Jul–Sep

Upland Sandpiper: share of complete checklists, 2016–2026

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Upland Sandpiper: share of complete checklists, 2016–2026
Week	Checklists reporting it
Jan 1–7	0%
Jan 8–14	0%
Jan 15–21	0%
Jan 22–end	0%
Feb 1–7	0%
Feb 8–14	0%
Feb 15–21	0%
Feb 22–end	0%
Mar 1–7	0%
Mar 8–14	<0.1%
Mar 15–21	0%
Mar 22–end	0.4%
Apr 1–7	2%
Apr 8–14	2%
Apr 15–21	3%
Apr 22–end	1%
May 1–7	1%
May 8–14	0.4%
May 15–21	0.5%
May 22–end	<0.1%
Jun 1–7	0%
Jun 8–14	0%
Jun 15–21	0%
Jun 22–end	0%
Jul 1–7	0%
Jul 8–14	0%
Jul 15–21	<0.1%
Jul 22–end	0.6%
Aug 1–7	2%
Aug 8–14	4%
Aug 15–21	7%
Aug 22–end	5%
Sep 1–7	4%
Sep 8–14	3%
Sep 15–21	2%
Sep 22–end	0.5%
Oct 1–7	0.1%
Oct 8–14	<0.1%
Oct 15–21	0%
Oct 22–end (now)	0%
Nov 1–7	0%
Nov 8–14	<0.1%
Nov 15–21	0%
Nov 22–end	0%
Dec 1–7	0%
Dec 8–14	0%
Dec 15–21	0%
Dec 22–end	0%

This week: Not usually reported now
Peak: mid Aug · 7% of checklists
Earliest eBird record here: Apr 7, 1958
Checklists reporting it: 3,061 across 67 years
eBird high count: 361 (Apr 16, 2004)
First of 2026: Mar 28
All year, here vs Texas: 0.8% of checklists here, 0.9% statewide
Texas counties with records: 244 of 254 since 2016

Best hotspots for it

Share of complete checklists at each hotspot that reported it (2016–2026). Hotspots with fewer than 15 checklists are left out, and the order discounts small samples, so a hotspot with few checklists can sit below one with a lower share.

1Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve9% of 35
2JJ Pickle Research Campus7% of 15
3Hidden Lake Elementary School (Restricted Access)5% of 20
4Barton Creek Wilderness Park6% of 80
5Southeast Metro Pk (Travis)6% of 52
6LBJHS and Northeast Park5% of 38
7Stephenson Nature Preserve, Austin5% of 22
8Northeast Metro Park (Travis Co.)5% of 63

From the eBird Basic Dataset (Sep-2026), complete checklists only.

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