Definitions

1. noun

A bird with a distinctive call that sounds like the screech of a horseshoe on a rock, especially the Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda).

“The shoebird’s haunting cry echoed across the marsh.”

2. noun

A colloquial term for the Upland Sandpiper, particularly in the northeastern United States.

“In the spring, shoebirds return to their summer habitats.”