[TN-Bird] Shorebird HOT SPOT
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:16:28 EDT
Plum Point Dikes
Lauderdale Co. TN
Saturday afternoon, after quite a few years of being locked out of this
location, a farmer, I ran into up there, showed me a new way into this
sandbar.
It was like the old Island 13 days, excellent shallow pools, lots of species
and HOT sand.
I could have gone swimming and not gotten any wetter than on the long walk
out to the pools, but it was worth it. I looked at 3 pools and found 18 species
of Wind Birds, the most note worthy were; 2- Black-bellied Plover (first of
season for me), immature Piping Plover (no band), 2 - Black-necked Stilt, 2
Greater Yellowlegs, 1 Willet, adult male Ruddy Turnstone, 3 immature
Sanderling and 1 immature Baird's Sandpiper. A long day out there might get
23-25
species but I was not set up for the heat.
I had 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Sunday on Tiptonville Bar and 6 at Lake 9
in KY. TWENTY ONE WIND BIRD SPECIES FOR THE WEEKEND.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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