On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Kelly Mcallister wrote:

> geographic extent is. Upland Sandpipers have frequently
> been found in association with lakes and wetlands: Stubblefield, Newman
> and Hauser Lakes in Washington, Sycan Marsh in Oregon - even Bear and
> Logan Valleys are apparently at least seasonally flooded basins. I am
> wondering to what degree the sandpipers benefit from close proximity to
> saturated soils. Even the Upland Sandpipers in the east Spokane Valley
> were frequently seen in irrigated pasture and tame grass fields that were
> irrigated. Perhaps the native prairie vegetation is important but equally
> so the moister grass or sedge-dominated habitats (pure speculation).

the few locations where they persist in idaho -- long valley south of
mccall being the most well-documented -- are also moist/irrigated. the
location sthat i have seen them in are grazed pastures.

dale goble