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1
Q

What shorebird are you most likely to see

perched on a fence post in South Dakota?

A

Upland Sandpiper

2
Q

Shorebired can cruise at speeds of

A

50 miles per hour

3
Q

What is it called where land and water meet?

A

shoreline

4
Q

How many species of shorebirds are in the world?

A

214

5
Q

How many species regularly inhabit North America?

A

80

6
Q

How many shorebird species does South Dakota have during the summer and nesting season

A

at least a dozen

7
Q

What land feature roughly divides South Dakota in half?

A

Missouri River

8
Q

How many earthen dams are on the Missouri river in South Dakota?

A

four

9
Q

Where are the prairie potholes located in South Dakota

A

northeastern and north-central South Dakota

10
Q

What do shorebirds eat?

A

plants and tiny animals

11
Q

Where would a bird find snails, worms, and larvae?

A

in the mud

12
Q

A shore bird will eat up to _____ of its body weight each day?

A

one third (1/3)

13
Q

The bar-tailed godwit, a champion long distance flyer, migrates nonstop _________ miles from New Zealand to Alaska and back each year.

A

7,000

14
Q

Killdeer, black-necked stilts, long-billed curlew, and American avocets are all ________.

A

shorebirds

15
Q

When we protect our wetlands we protect our _____?

A

shorebirds

16
Q

A roadside ditch with cattails is a small ______?

A

wetland