Old Massachusetts nickname for the Spotted Sandpiper. Other nicknames include steel-yard bird (NY) and jerk-or perk-bird (VA). The Spotted and other small sandpipers were nicknamed graybacks, maggot-eaters and sea-chickens in North Carolina.
Old Massachusetts nickname for the Spotted Sandpiper. Other nicknames include steel-yard bird (NY) and jerk-or perk-bird (VA). The Spotted and other small sandpipers were nicknamed graybacks, maggot-eaters and sea-chickens in North Carolina.