Table (landform) from almost all directions, terminating in cliffs. Table (landform) A table or tableland is a butte, flank of a mountain, or mountain, that has a flat top. This landform has numerous names in addition to "table", including: The term "flat" is relative when speaking of tables, and often the naming or identification of a table (or table hill or mountain) is based on the appearance of the terrain feature from a distance or from below it. An example is Mesa Verde, Colorado, where the "flat top" of the mountain is both rolling terrain and cut by numerous deep canyons and
Upland sandpiper livestock grazing has been found to reduce the number of nests in a field. Controlled burns may benefit this species as they feed on low-growing plants that are more easily spotted after a fire. Upland sandpiper The upland sandpiper ("Bartramia longicauda") is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member of the genus "Bartramia". The genus name and the old common name Bartram's sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram. The species name " longicauda" is