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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