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	Sandpipers
		Sandpipers are found on shores and in wetlands around the globe, breeding on the Arctic tundra to more temperate climes.
		Sandpipers are a highly diverse family which include the ground-dwelling snipes and woodcocks to the highly pelagic Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius.
		The ability to correctly age sandpipers in migration is critical for identification between similar species, especially in the Calidris stints.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/sandpipers.html (2692 words)

	The Sandpipers - Biography - AOL Music
		The Sandpipers were a male vocal trio that recorded a handful of easy listening pop hits in the mid-'60s.
		Originally, the Sandpipers were known as the Four Seasons.
		The Sandpipers managed to follow "Guantanamera" with several minor hits, including versions of "Louie Louie" and "Kumbaya." During this time, the group had taken to recording and performing with a supporting female vocalist named Pamela Ramcier.
	music.aol.com /artist/the-sandpipers/23927/biography (498 words)

	Peeps and Related Sandpipers: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		They, along with several similar but larger sandpipers and additional Eurasian species, belong to a subfamily of subarctic and arctic nesting sandpipers known as the Calidridinae (in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae).
		Calidridine sandpipers are a significant component of arctic tundra and coastal ecosystems.
		Sandpipers have become important indicators of the health of their tundra nesting areas and of the intertidal coastal areas they frequent during migration.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/bird/peeps.php (1509 words)

	The Sandpipers of Fundy
		Notably, between 75 to 95 per cent of the world population of Semipalmated Sandpipers depend on the Fundy's mud flats for their survival, explains a new brochure published by Environment Canada's Canadian Wildlife Service.
		Feeding with such ease on the mud shrimp allows the Sandpiper to prepare for the extended, migratory trip that it undertakes.
		The Bay of Fundy tides rise twice each day, during which the Sandpipers settle on a nearby piece of land, resting and waiting for the tide to go out and the shrimp to be exposed.
	www.ns.ec.gc.ca /wildlife/sandpiper/index.html (528 words)

	Gerrard provides some rare light in the Sandpipers' dark period - smh.com.au
		If Sydney Sandpipers coach Anita Keelan was looking for something, anything, to smile about after her team's big loss to the Sydney Swifts last week, Mo'onia Gerrard provided it.
		The 22-year-old defender was the Sandpipers' star player in the third-round 25-goal drubbing, a loss that firmly planted the team at the bottom of the national league table.
		Gerrard had an outstanding game at goal defence for the Sandpipers and, although she said she was willing to play wherever Keelan directed, she had her eyes on another position.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/15/1052885349313.html (445 words)

	Sandpipers in the four - now for staying there - smh.com.au
		In this year's pre-season, the Sydney Sandpipers were a team of inexperienced young netballers with slight hopes of reaching the finals.
		Sandpipers centre Sarah Barrett, who joined the club full-time this year from the Australian Institute of Sport, said her team was young yet strong and was also positive that it would make the finals.
		The Sandpipers finally evened the scores 37-37 going into the final break, then stretched their lead by seven goals in the final quarter.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/09/1022982800364.html (502 words)

	Friends of Acadia
		Purple sandpipers were present in the study area from mid-October to mid-May. The birds gathered in flocks averaging more than 70 birds.
		Because females are larger in all morphological measurements (e.g., weight or first secondary feather length), researchers were able to use body measurements to predict the sex of 89 males and 40 females.
		The purple sandpiper distribution outlined in this study has been used to determine key areas essential to the survival of the wintering population, which will help guide the species¹ conservation in Maine.
	www.friendsofacadia.org /journal/sum2005/sandpipers.shtml (921 words)

	Gritty Sandpipers hold Phoenix to draw - theage.com.au
		Sandpipers' coach Anita Keelan and captain Natalie Avellino were delighted with the draw, achieved without crack shooter Jo Morgan.
		Morgan was resting a knee injury from last week's match against the Queensland Firebirds but Keelan said she hoped to return next week.
		The Sandpipers converted the opportunity to a goal and followed up with another to level the scores with only seconds remaining.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/06/22/1023864517287.html (291 words)

	CT DEP: Upland Sandpiper Fact Sheet
		Range: Upland sandpipers breed from central Maine west through Canada to southern Alaska; southeast to northern Utah, northwestern Oklahoma and northern Texas; and east to central Tennessee, Virginia and Maryland.
		Upland sandpiper habitat is shrinking as developments and forests replace agricultural lands, slowing the population growth of the birds.
		Upland sandpipers are beginning to adapt to land use changes in Connecticut by using other open croplands and alfalfa fields.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/factshts/upsand.htm (701 words)

	Orlando House - House
		With 'Sandpipers', we have carefully chosen a unique property and equipped it to provide a real sanctuary to return to after the hustle and bustle of the Theme Parks, or a tiring day golfing or shopping.
		Sandpipers is larger than most 5BD rental homes, with 3000 sq ft of living space, so however large your party is, you will never feel cramped, as there is ample room to spread out and be comfortable.
		Sandpipers is fully air-conditioned, with ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living areas for your extra comfort.
	www.vrbo.com /90391 (1145 words)

	Sandpipers Hotel - Isle of Wight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Built in the 1860's, Sandpipers is a spacious, elegant Victorian family hotel, nestling in a sheltered spot just 50 yards from the shoreline.
		Sandpipers is an extension of our home, where you can relax knowing that you are being well looked after.
		Nothing is too much to ask for, every detail attended to with that touch of elegance that you expect.
	sandpipershotel.com (104 words)

	Peace Story
		Then Sandpiper called out, "Sisters and cousins from the north, south, west, and east, come to this island!" Sandpiper's cousins all came and covered the entire beach and filled all the trees.
		Sandpiper's idea was to drink up all of the sea so that the whales would die.
		The Sandpiper and Whale both realized that war was not the best way to solve their problem.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0112601/peace/peace_story.html (385 words)

	Audubon: Living on the Edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Of the 49 species of shorebirds that breed in North America--plovers, sandpipers, godwits, yellowlegs, dowitchers, willet, avocets, stilts, and their allies--40 migrate from the Arctic or subarctic to Central or South America.
		As Hicklin told me the story of the Corophium and the semipalmated sandpipers, I was reminded of the similar, much-reported scenario at Delaware Bay, where horseshoe crabs jam the beaches each spring to lay their eggs (a fat-rich shorebird delicacy) just as migrating red knots arrive to rest and refuel.
		I wondered if some of Hicklin's semipalmated sandpipers, blown off course, were among the peeps I have spent so many hours watching each fall and winter on the mudflats of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, a mosaic of marshes, sandy uplands, and brackish lagoons adjacent to Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
	magazine.audubon.org /features0203/shorebirds.html (2943 words)

	The Smile Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Their second album, titled simply "The Sandpipers" and released in 1967, is a nice companion to it's forerunner.
		The Sandpipers' take on the Tim Hardin folk classic, "Reason To Believe" is a real revelation for someone who loves soft pop, folk and country.
		Though this is the first Sandpipers album not to feature Li Puma as a producer, the song selection is so strong that it does not suffer one bit.
	www.thesmileshop.net /sandpipers.html (1785 words)

	FreshAir Adventure - The Sandpipers of the Bay of Fundy
		In their homeland, they were familiar with Two factors contribute to this migration; the Bay lies half-way between their northern breeding grounds and their southern destination and the populations of mud shrimp peak in late July and early August just in time for the arrival of tens of thousands of sandpipers.
		During the winter, populations are decimated by the harsh conditions, but come mid-July, the populations have recovered in time for the arrival of the sandpipers from their far north breeding grounds.
		No-where else in North America is the mud shrimp found and the loss of this food source would be disastrous to the millions of birds that use the Bay as a stopover.
	www.freshairadventure.com /pipers.html (437 words)

	Ben Burtt's Bird Column
		It is related to the sandpipers, but instead of feeding along the shore, it prefers plowed fields and pasture lands.
		The most familiar ones are the sandpipers that dash out into shallow water and mud flats to pick up little marine worms and other invertebrates.
		Of all the shorebirds, the killdeer is one of the easiest to identify for there are two fl bands across the breast as shown in the painting.
	web.syr.edu /~bpburtt/Birds/jul25-04.htm (1417 words)

	Least Sandpiper
		This bird is the smallest shorebirds of all the sandpipers in the world with an average length of about 4.75 inches as an adult and not heavier than an English Sparrow.
		Adult alternate: The head of the Least Sandpiper is brown with a dark colored plumage and brown edges on its wing feathers.
		The Least Sandpipers breed in bogs and marshes with open areas and they build their nests in a hollow or a mere depression on the dry ground near water in the tundra in Central Alaska and across Northern Canada.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/1725/110322 (524 words)

	Whootie Owl's Theme Page for April 2002: Earth Day
		Sandpiper, annoyed because the whale's sudden rising had swooshed away the minnow she was about to eat, said, "Since when?
		She called her sandpiper call to the east, the west, the north and the south.
		Sandpiper told all of her sandpiper cousins the war was over and it was time to go home.
	www.storiestogrowby.com /theme_apr_02.html (809 words)

	CBS News \| Team Finds Rare Sandpipers in Bangladesh
		Concern rose over the fate of the small shore birds, named for their distinctive teaspoon-shaped bills, after a 2005 expedition failed to find a single bird in their traditional winter habitat along India's east coast.
		But the prospects of the sandpipers thriving in Bangladesh are bleak unless urgent steps are taken to protect the mudflats where they can be found, said Christoph Zockler, a German ornithologist based in Cambridge, England.
		The sandpipers spend summers breeding in the Russian tundra, then migrate south to warmer climates in South Asia after a nearly 6,000-kilometer (3,730-mile) arduous journey over Japan, Korea, China and Thailand.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/01/28/ap/tech/mainD8FDBI20F.shtml (516 words)

	Migrating sandpipers go missing \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Populations of sandpipers (shown) and other shore birds are dwindling for unknown reasons.
		Western sandpiper populations are decreasing – one reason Baird chose to study them in a pilot project that could lead to further use of radio transmitters in shore birds.
		A new crop of birds will have to be captured and tagged, because once this year's sandpipers arrive in Alaska and have their first molt, the transmitters will fall off.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050525/news_lz1c25migrat.html (574 words)

	Birding Sandpipers - BirdingGuide.com
		Sandpipers are found on shores and in wetlands around the globe.
		Many are highly migratory with distinctive breeding Because many are long distance migrants, vagrants occur widely and the search for these vagrants is the highlight of early autumn for many American and European field observers.
		Sandpipers are a highly diverse family which include the ground-dwelling snipes and woodcocks to the highly pelagic Red Phalarope.
	www.birdingguide.com /bird_families/sandpipers.htm (390 words)

	Wild By Nature - Episode 9: The Tides of Life
		GENERAL: Semipalmated sandpipers are among the smallest of the sandpipers, similar in size to sparrows.
		FACT: Flocks of semipalmated sandpipers may make non-stop flights of 40-60 hours when moving south in the fall, and travel as much as 3 000 to 4 000 km to their wintering grounds.
		FACT: Females usually start out with about 26 eggs in their brood pouch, but at the end of the embryos’ development she may be left with less than 20, as some are lost from the brood pouch.
	www.soundventure.com /web/wildbynature/episode09.html (1089 words)

	Kestrels down, Phoenix up - theage.com.au
		A missed goal on the siren and a controversy over centre passes made for high drama in the Melbourne Kestrels' one-goal loss to the Sydney Uni Sandpipers in the national league last night.
		Later, Kestrels players were also angry that the Sandpipers had been allowed to take two third-quarter centre passes in a row.
		The Sandpipers edged forward to take the lead two minutes before three-quarter-time and bulldozed ahead to lead by seven goals midway through the final quarter.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/06/07/1022982771466.html (368 words)

	Masters of the wind -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine
		This elegant group of birds, mostly comprised of sandpipers and plovers, frequents coastal and inland stopover sites—mud flats, marsh edges, flooded fields, ephemeral pools and the shores of lakes and lagoons—to refuel on invertebrates: insects, crustaceans, mollusks and worms.
		The constant bobbing of spotted sandpipers is a familiar sight as they dart hither and yon along shorelines for insect prey.
		Shorebirds range in size from the least sandpiper—the smallest sandpiper in the world at only 6 inches in length and weighing scarcely more than a half ounce, to the marbled godwit, which stands 18 inches high and weighs about a pound.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2002/apr02/shorebird.htm (1740 words)

	The Sandpipers
		Next the Sandpipers would be paired with the Laymen, who'd recorded a single for the Minaret label.
		In late 1966 the Young Rascals were one of the hottest bands in America, to the point where even their B-sides were getting played on Top 40 radio.
		The Scoundrels backed us, and we were billed as 'The Daisies, formerly known as the Sandpipers'." Soon after, the Daisies called it quits, and the girls went off to pursue separate musical paths.
	www.spectropop.com /Sandpipers (1937 words)

	CLARK COUNTY SANDPIPERS
		The Sandpipers, along with being recognized amongst the few Silver Medal Swim Clubs in the country, offers a comprehensive program that satisfies the needs of novice swimmers to Olympic hopeful athletes.
		The Sandpiper Swim Team is a member of the Southern California Swimming Association of USA Swimming.
		The Clark County Sandpipers is a non-profit corporation (ID #88-0151712) and is administered through a board of directors comprised of parent volunteers and coaches.
	www.swim-n-pipers.com (290 words)

	Amazon.com: Guantanamera/The Sandpipers: Music: The Sandpipers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Sandpipers versions of Guantanamera; Cast Your Fate To The Wind; La Mer; Enamorado; Stasera Gli Angeli Non Volano; Inch Worm; Softly As I Leave You and Come Saturday Morning are masterpieces for an American Folk Group that will most likely never be equalled.
		Apparently, and unfortunately, the guys in the group (who admittedly were the original "The Sandpipers" and the main strength and talent) and their producers may have made a glaring marketing error in never sufficiently bringing these beauties into the light of day.
		I first discovered The Sandpipers in the mid to late '60s and fell in love with their soft, harmonious melodies.
	www.amazon.com /Guantanamera-Sandpipers/dp/B0000584UY (1829 words)

	Welcome to Sandpipers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sandpipers is also part of the Community Support program at Herman's Party Supplies.
		Mention Sandpipers to the cashier BEFORE your qualifying purchase, and 5% of your purchases goes back to Sandpipers.
		When you purchase any item from Barnes and Noble through the Sandpipers web site, a portion of the proceeds will be given to support Sandpipers philanthropic efforts in the South Bay.
	www.sandpipers.org (237 words)

	Bill Sanderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He recalls that the Sandpipers were dancing in the Methodist Church in Encinitas at the time.
		They married in 1998 in the St. James church, where the Sandpipers continue to hold their dances thanks to Bill's generosity in securing this location for the Sandpipers.
		About five years ago, Bill was instrumental in arranging for the Sandpipers to dance in the St James Parish Hall.
	www.sandpipers-sdc.org /bill_sanderson.htm (1533 words)

	shorebirds
		Mudflats in Pool 1 are where I have seen them, but they could occur in the grassier flats and marshes of Pool 2 south of Jones Island.
		In contrast to most of the other sandpipers, solitary sandpipers are more likely to be seen along the edges of canals or even along the trails in the hammocks when rains have left standing water in the woods.
		They don't seem to like to be out in the open as much as some of the other sandpipers.
	www.stetson.edu /~pmay/woodruff/shorebirds.htm (610 words)

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