[Bristol-Birds] Revised date- Joachim Bible Refuge - Shorebirds, Dickcissel

  • From: Darrel Wilder <darrelw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 13:27:39 -0400

I guess I'm living in the past! Of course, I saw these birds this morning 3 May 
2014,  NOT 2012 as I typed in the initial report. Sorry.

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From: Darrel Wilder <darrelw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: May 3, 2014 1:16:20 PM EDT
To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Joachim Bible Refuge - Shorebirds, Dickcissel
Reply-To: darrelw@xxxxxxxxxxx

3 May 2012, A.M.
Joachim Bible Refuge, Greene Co., TN

A good showing for shorebirds and grassland birds at the refuge this morning. 
The recent TWRA habitat enhancements have especially improved the opportunities 
for shorebird viewing. 


Shorebirds
Killdeer (1)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Solitary Sandpiper (9)
Greater Yellowlegs (21)
Lesser Yellowlegs (7)
Dunlin (1) - in partial breeding plumage
Least Sandpiper (12)
White-rumped Sandpiper (3)
Pectoral Sandpiper (1)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (1)

Selected other birds
Northern Bobwhite (2) - along Sapp Rd.
Savannah Sparrow (4)
Grasshopper Sparrow (5) - along Sapp Rd.
Indigo Bunting (20+)
Dickcissel (1)
Bobolink (1) - along Sapp Rd.



Darrel Wilder
Johnson City, TN










Darrel Wilder







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