[TN-Bird] Shorebird HOT SPOT

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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