Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
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Abundance: Very Uncommon; 17 records in 7 Regional counties, 3 in Kentucky and 4 in Tennessee (Map of UCR Distribution); data from the Regional bird-monitoring efforts are too few to determine a trend in the population migrating through the Region (see also Regional Bird-Monitoring Plan).
Status: Transient during spring (5 records) and fall (12 records).
Regional High Count: 3 (31 August 1983; Pulaski County, Kentucky; Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.); SBC/SBB High Count: 2 (1 May 2007; Cumberland County, Tennessee; Joseph E. Mast); FBC/FBB High Count: no data.
Information on Records:
31 August 1983 (3) Pulaski County, Kentucky (Jackie B. Elmore, Sr.).
18 May 1991 (1) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).
24 May 1993 (1) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).
21 May 1994 (1) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).
19 August 1994 (1) Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman).
28 August/16 September 2002 (2—juveniles/1) Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
1 September 2003 (2) Lake Cumberland WMA, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
22 May 2004 (2) Boiling Pond, White County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Douglas A. Downs, Winston A. Walden).
17 August/3 September 2004 (2—juveniles [each date]) Fishing Creek Recreation Area, Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
12 July 2005 (1) Black Oak Rd., White County, Tennessee (Stephen J. Stedman, Douglas A. Downs).
13 July 2005 (2) Fishing Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
1 May 2007 (2) Mayland, Cumberland County, Tennessee (Joseph E. Mast photo), a Spring Bird Count record.
25 August 2007 (X) White County, Tennessee (Douglas A. Downs).
17 November 2008 (X) Adair County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
30 October 2009 (X) Barren County, Kentucky (David L. Roemer).
14 August 2010 (X) Pulaski County, Kentucky (Roseanna M. Denton).
6 September 2011 (X) Cumberland County, Tennessee (Edmund K. LeGrand).
Regional Extreme Dates:
Spring: x (
Fall: x (
Note: Data for this shorebird are too few to offer general dates of arrival and departure during spring and fall; Regional dates of earliest reported spring arrival and latest reported spring departure, as well as earliest reported fall arrival and latest reported fall departure, for the migration seasons 2002–2011 follow:
| Year | Early Spring Arrival Date | Late Spring Departure Date | Early Fall Arrival Date | Late Fall Departure Date |
| 2002 | -- | -- | 28 August | 16 September |
| 2003 | -- | -- | 1 September | -- |
| 2004 | -- | 22 May | 17 August | -- |
| 2005 | -- | -- | 12 July | -- |
| 2006 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | 1 May | -- | 25 August | -- |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- | 17 November |
| 2009 | -- | -- | -- | 30 October |
| 2010 | -- | -- | 14 August | -- |
| 2011 | -- | -- | 6 September | -- |
Habitat: x
YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.
Remarks: x
Check-lists of Birds for the Counties of the UCR
Check-lists of the birds of each county of the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed by clicking on the links below. For each county, there are two check-lists: one list that shows the species that have been observed and where possible documented in the county within the larger list for the entire Region; and one list that includes only the species observed in the county with annotations for the date and observers for at least one sighting (the ultimate goal of the latter list will be to include annotations for the very first known Regional observation of each species in that county; this goal is probably one that will take many years to complete, if completion is even a possibility). To see if the species discussed in this species account has been observed in a county, click below or click on the link for the Map of UCR Distribution near the top of the page.
| Barren | Metcalfe | Adair | Russell | Pulaski |
| Monroe | Cumberland | Clinton | Wayne | McCreary |
| Macon | Clay | Pickett | Fentress | Scott |
| Smith | Jackson | Overton | Putnam | Morgan |
| DeKalb | White | Cumberland | ||
| Warren | Van Buren | Bledsoe |
Check-lists of Birds for Some Public Access Birding Sites of the UCR
Check-lists of the birds of some public access birding sites within the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed via the links below. To see if the species dealt with in this species account has been observed within any of these sites, click on the appropriate link below. See the pages for each county within the Gazetteer for links to additional smaller public access birding sites with check-lists in progress.
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