Sandpipers

The Sandpipers were a U.S. easy listening trio / quartet, who carved a little niche for themselves in the world of 1960s folk rock.

British Blogs 2008

Sandpipers feast on sand crabs and other surf-churned goodies as dusk settles over Jalisco's Costa Alegre.

Sandpipers feast on sand crabs and other surf-churned goodies as dusk settles over Jalisco's Costa Alegre. © Gerry Soroka, 2009 2009

Examples of such birds are the Quail, Grouse, Sandpipers, Plovers, and Ducks.

The Bird Study Book Thomas Gilbert Pearson

Doves flutter in and out among the cactus on the sheltered sides of the sand dunes; Plovers and Sandpipers chase each other along the beaches, and the Burrowing Owls here hide in their holes by night and roam over the island by day.

The Bird Study Book Thomas Gilbert Pearson

Sandpipers trot in and out by troops after the retiring waves, trilling together in a chorus of infinitesimal song.

Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays 1892

Sandpipers appeared, and much weed, some of it very old and some quite fresh and having fruit.

The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Various 1884

Sandpipers also migrate up the Thames in spring, and down it in autumn.

The Naturalist on the Thames 1882

"Yes, the Terns or Sea Swallows that you have seen about the reef nest there also; and this island, as well as the mainland near by, is a favorite stopping-place for all the shore and water birds in their journeys, -- from Sandpipers to great flocks of Sea Ducks."

Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Elliott Coues 1870

The Snipe and both the Sandpipers belong to one family, the same as that of the Woodcock; but the Rail belongs to a different family.

Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Elliott Coues 1870

Bill black; feet greenish-gray, with a small hind toe like other Sandpipers ', but no sign of any web at the roots of the front toes.

Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Elliott Coues 1870