Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Abundance: Rare (8 records from 3 Kentucky counties).

Status: Transient during fall (8 records); photographs (see links below).

Regional High Count: 2 (see first record below).

Information on Records: 

26-27 August/12 September 1983 (1 immature/2 immatures [JBE notes]) Fishing Creek Recreation Area/Pulaski County Park, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1984a [cites a record of 1 bird at Fishing Creek and a record of 2 birds at Pulaski County Park but gives no date for either]).

30 October-5 November 1993 (1 juvenile [JBE notes]) Pulaski County Park, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1994a).

17 September 2003 (1 juvenile) Fishing Creek Recreation Area, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

8 September 2004 (1 juvenile) Fishing Creek Recreation Area, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton; Palmer-Ball and McNeeley 2005a).

26 July 2006 (1 adult) Fishing Creek Recreation Area, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton photo; Palmer-Ball and McNeeley 2006d).

5 September 2007 (1 juvenile) Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Barren County, Kentucky (David L. Roemer photo and unpubl. data).

18 October 2007 (1--age undetermined) Thurston's Pond, Wayne County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

17 October 2008 (1--age undetermined) Barren River Reservoir, Barren/Allen counties, Kentucky (David L. Roemer unpubl. data).

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Spring: No records.

    Fall: 26 July 2006 (1; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Roseanna M. Denton)-5 November 1993 (1; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1994a).

Habitat: Sandy mudflats.

Remarks: Five of the Regional records derive from mudflats exposed during low-water conditions along Fishing Creek, an arm of Lake Cumberland in Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

To see a map (Figure 1) displaying the data in the table above, click on the boldfaced word in this sentence.

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