I made the long drive to Dyer County and Great River Road on Saturday
August 2 to see the shorebirds Mark Greene had been reporting and was
not disappointed. The habitat was still great and there were several
hundred shorebirds spread of the fields and edge of a couple ponds. I
did not see the Black-bellied Plover, but after an hour searching I
found the Piping Plover, Wilsons Phalarope and Sanderlings that Mark had
reported the day before plus two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. There may
have been other species besides the 13 that I observed but many were
very for out and the heat convection was rough.
On August 3 I found at least 6 Black Terns above Nickajack Dam in Marion
county. They were perched a couple of piles of rocks helping mark the
channel.
Kevin Calhoon
Assistant Curator of Forests
Tennessee Aquarium
423-785-4070
