Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

Abundance: Rare (8 records, 7 in 2 Kentucky counties and 1 in 1 Tennessee county).

Status: Transient during fall (8 records); photograph.

Regional High Count: 3 (2 records below).

Information on Records: 

17-20 September 1980 (1) Pulaski County Park, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore. Sr.; Stamm 1981a [cites only first date from this record]).

26/29/31 August 1983 (1/3/1 [JBE notes]) Fishing Creek Recreation Area, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr., John Callahan; Stamm 1984a).

15-16 September 1996 (1) Pulaski County Park, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

7 September 2002 (1) Mt. Zion, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton; Busroe 2003a).

5 & 8 September 2005 (3) Fishing Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton; Palmer-Ball and McNeeley 2006a).

10 September 2006 (1) Boiling Pond, White County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman; Casteel 2007a).

4 September 2007 (1) Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton photo and unpubl. data).

6 & 11 September 2008 (1) Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Spring: No records.

    Fall: 26 August 1983 (1; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1984a)-20 September 1980 (1 Pulaski County, Kentucky; Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1981a).

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Habitat: Open sites, often somewhat mesic, with short grass; mudflats with grassy fringes.

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Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

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