What do grassland birders and small children have in common? 🤔 They’re both going to ask for "Uppies!" 👐 While technically a shorebird, Upland Sandpipers are almost always found far from any coast, a habitat preference reflected in folk names such as Grass Plover. As a champion long-distance migrant, this Bird of the Week depends upon habits across the Americas. Loss of grasslands in South America is as catastrophic for "Uppies" as the disappearance of native prairie in the U.S. and Canada. Am