Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
Above and below: An Upland Sandpiper in rural Caroline Co., Maryland (8/26/2007).
Below: A sight that we all wish were much more common--a nesting Upland Sandpiper keeping watch on his meadow domain from a fence post (Garrett Co., Maryland, 6/15/2008).
Below: A distant Upland Sandpiper pants in the heat of the afternoon sun - Frederick Co., Maryland (8/7/2011).