Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

Abundance: Very Uncommon during spring and Rare during fall (18 records in 6 counties, 3 in Kentucky and 3 in Tennessee).

Status: Transient during spring (15 records) and fall (3 records); photograph (see link below).

Regional High Count: 3 (2 records below).

Information on Records: 

25 April 1982 (2) Green River Wildlife Management Area, Adair County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1982c; Palmer-Ball 2003).

9 May 1988 (1) Macedonia Pond, White County, Tennessee (Barbara H. Stedman; Stedman 1988d).

17-18 May 1990 (2) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman; Stedman 1993).

4-14 May 1994 (1) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman et al.)

5 & 8 May 1995 (2) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).

12 May 1995 (1) Hickey Ridge Rd., Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).

1-3 May 1997 (1) Pumphouse Pond, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton et al.).

3-4/7 June 2002 (2/1) Mt. Zion, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton; Busroe 2002d).

7 May 2003 (1) Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Ginger K. Ensor, Winston A. Walden unpubl. data). 

7 May 2003 (1) Hickey Ridge Rd., Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Daniel L. Combs unpubl. data).

28 May 2005 (2) Flat Fork Rd., Morgan County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Joseph E. Mast; Knight 2005c).

6 June 2005 (1) Clifty Pond near Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

25 May 2006 (1) Valley Oak Ponds, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

28 May 2006 (1) Clifty Pond, Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

20/21 September 2006 (2/1) Fishing Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton photo and unpubl. data), photo (21 September 2006, Roseanna M. Denton).

19 May 2007 (3) Fishing Creek, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton; Palmer-Ball and McNeeley 2007c).

4/4&11 September 2008 (1/1) Casey Creek/Green River, Adair County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

13 September 2008 (3) Thurston's Pond, Wayne County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton unpubl. data).

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Spring: 25 April 1982 (2; Adair County, Tennessee; Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.; Stamm 1982c; Palmer-Ball 2003)-7 June 2002 (1; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Roseanna M. Denton; Busroe 2002d).

    Fall: 4 September 2008 (2; Adair County, Kentucky; Roseanna M. Denton)-21 September 2006 (1; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Roseanna M. Denton).

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Habitat: Mudflats with grassy edges; short-grass and bare fields when wet, especially following precipitation events.

Remarks: 

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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