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1 Shorebird Identification 40 Species Common to NA 31 Migrate Through the Tennessee River Valley *Your Requirement = 17 >50% of All Species Have Declined Over the Past 30 Years Migratory Stopovers: Critical for Survival Replenishment of Fat Reserves MAV = 500,000 INVERTEBRATES! 6 grams/day + 2 grams/day 8 grams/day (Loesch et al. 2000) Shallowly Flooded Mudflats Tennessee River Valley x Stopover Duration (Pectoral Sandpipers) = 8-12 days (Lehnen & Krementz 2005) These areas serve as re-fueling areas between breeding and wintering grounds Plovers Family Charadriidae Required: 3 Species Piping Plover Small, plump-bodied Short, thick bills Forage visually Often heard before seen (e.g., Killdeer) Killdeer 1

2 Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Mainly Coastal but frequent lakeshores and agricultural fields Dark, Thick Bill White Wing Stripe (visible in flight) WINTER Black Legs BREEDING White Rump Length = 5.75 in About ½ the size of Killdeer Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) Short, Orange Bill Upperparts = Brown/Gray WINTER 1 Breast Band BREEDING Orange Legs Underparts = White Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Length = 8 inches 2 Breast Bands White Wing Stripe (visible in flight) Reddish Eye Rings Rust-colored Rump Very Common in U.S. 2

3 Stilts & Avocets Family Recurvirostridae Required: 2 Species Sleek, Graceful Waders Long, Slender Bills Spindly Legs Black-necked Stilt Normally forage out in shallow water (not on mudflats) American Avocet Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) Length = 13 in Long and Very Thin Black Bill IN FLIGHT Legs Extend Well Past Tail LONG PINK LEGS Black Cap With White Spot Above Eye American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Length = 15 in Very Thin, Upturned Bill White Back Bordered by 2 Longitudinal Black Stripes BREEDING White Rump & Tail WINTER Long, Blue/Gray Legs 3

4 Family Scolopacidae Sandpipers and Phalaropes Required: 15 Species Inhabit Mudflats and Sandy Shorelines Many Adapted for High- Speed Flight Very Diverse Group Semipalmated Sandpipers Greater Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Length = 11 in Black and White Flecking on Back Long, Thin Bill Curved Slightly Upward Bill Length = 1.5X s Length of Head Bright Yellow Legs Length = 8.75 in Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Bill Not Upturned Bill Length Similar Flecking = Length of Head 1 1 Roughly Half the Size of Greater Yellowlegs 4

5 Length = 7 in Usually Solitary and Often Bobs Tail Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) BOLD White Eye Ring Short, Olive-Colored Legs White Underside Distinctive, Fluttery Flight Bobs tail during feeding Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) Orangish Tone to Bill Spots on Chest Length = 6.25 in BREEDING Yellow/Orange Legs WINTER Little, If Any Flecking on Back Semipalmated Sandpiper Length = 5 in Overall Grayish in Color Thin, White Wing Stripe Thin, Dark Bill (Calidris pusilla) (Very Small Shorebird) Dark (Black) Legs 5

6 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Very Common in east TN Length = 4.75 in Overall, Brownish in Color with White Underparts Thin, White Wing Stripe Yellow Legs Very Small Shorebird (Smallest in NA) Very Thin, Dark Bill (Slightly Decurved) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Length = 7.5 in Very Similar to Least in Appearance but Significantly Larger (~Killdeer-size) Orange Bill Yellow Legs Distinct Division Between Brown Breast and White Belly Length = 7 in BREEDING Dunlin (Calidris alpina) White Wing Stripe Thin, Dark Bill with Droop at Tip Black Legs Medium-Sized Shorebird WINTER 6

7 WINTER Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) Length = 10 in Long Straight Bill Dull Yellow Legs BREEDING Tail Barred Black and White Call: Single Sharp Keek Barred Upper Chest AND Red Belly Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) Length = 9.5 in Long Straight Bill Dull Yellow Legs Call: Quick Mellow tu-tu-tu BREEDING BARS SPOTS Similar Winter Plumage Barred Upper Chest -OR- Red Belly (Not Both) Length = 9 in Wilson s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Brownish Appearance Pointed Wings and a Rapid Zigzag Flight Very Long, Straight Bill Stocky Appearance With Short, Olive-Colored Legs Found in marshy habitat 7

8 American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) Length = 8.25 in More of a Grayish Overall Appearance Very Long, Straight Bill Stocky and Short-legged Black Nape Crossed by Pale Lines Found in Woodlands/Shrubby Fields Other Resources: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bird Identification Center Shorebird Photo Quiz #1 8

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