Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Abundance: Rare (at least 5 records, 3 in 2 Kentucky counties and 2 in 1 Tennessee county).

Status: Transient during fall (5 records); photographs (see links below).

Information on Records: 

5 October 1983 (1) Casey Creek area, Green River Lake, Adair County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr. [notes]).

10 September 2000 (1--alternate) Tennessee Technological University campus, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Daniel L. Combs, Ginger K. Ensor, Barbara H. Stedman et al. unpubl. data).

25 October 2007 (1--basic) Cooley's Pond, Wayne County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton photo and unpubl. data).

14/31 October 2009 (5/1--juveniles/basic) Plum Point area, Adair County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton photo (14 October 2009] and unpubl. data).

23-24 October 2009 (1--basic) Lexus Pond on Clemmons Rd., Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Barbara H. Stedman unpubl. data, Winston A. Walden photo [24 October 2009]).

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Habitat: Open fields of a variety of types; extensive mudflats.

Remarks: Amy S. Johnson recalled a sighting of this species during the early 1980s, possibly during late summer or early fall, on Dry Valley Rd., Putnam County, Tennessee (fide Barbara H. Stedman).

Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

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