sandpiper

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On the other hand, some of the birds in the aviary — including sandpipers, snowy plovers and oystercatchers — might need more time to adjust to visitors to their space.

From Los Angeles Times

The sandpiper and the oystercatcher joined storks and vultures on what the researchers called the "not-so-pretty birds" end of the list.

From BBC

When sandpipers run along the shores of Washington beaches in the spring, racing to suck up the brown foam pushed up the beach by the tide, it is this rich sea fare they are slurping.

From Seattle Times

Wildlife that may benefit from the project include rock sandpipers, chinook, sockeye, pink salmon and Cook Inlet beluga whales, the newspaper reported.

From Seattle Times

And indeed, the ancient beaks and head structure were extremely similar to the beaks of kiwis, ibises and sandpipers, far closer than any other bird in the study.

From New York Times