{"id":12679,"date":"2023-08-18T20:29:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12679"},"modified":"2023-08-18T20:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:29:45","slug":"getting-lucky-with-uppies-08-18-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12679","title":{"rendered":"Getting Lucky with Uppies, 08\/18\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been the summer of the Upland Sandpiper for me. Tonight I was birding in the black dirt and an Uppy ran right across the road in front of my car! I&#8217;d inadvertently flushed the bird from the long grasses on the roadside. It flew into the field to my right and then made its way across the field and then flew to the neighboring field. I put the word out and Karen Miller and I enjoyed my best Upland Sandpiper looks of the year. The bird eventually disappeared into a tall grassy area, so we decided to move on. I got back to my car and a second Upland Sandpiper flew across the road! It was an excellent evening of birding.  All photos taken in the Black Dirt Region, 08\/18\/23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-3.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-5.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/081823-UPSA.jpg 1767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been the summer of the Upland Sandpiper for me. Tonight I was birding in the black dirt and an Uppy ran right across the road in front of my car! I&#8217;d inadvertently flushed the bird from the long grasses on the roadside. It flew into the field to my right and then made its &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=12679\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting Lucky with Uppies, 08\/18\/23&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23,19,15,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-black-dirt","category-photos","category-rarities","category-shorebirds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-3iv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12684,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679\/revisions\/12684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}