Birds of the Lower Ohio River Valley in West Virginia

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SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPE

Buff-breasted Sandpiper  Tryngites subruficollis

WINTER:  NO RECORDS.

SUMMER:  Casual Migrant in late August.  One on 21 and 22 August 1993 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, MG, RW, LW) (Argabrite 1995a).  First accepted West Virginia state record (Hall 1996); one on 30 August 2006 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, MG, DP); one on 31 August 2005 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, JB, MG).  See Fall section.

MIGRATION:

 Spring:  NO RECORDS.

 Fall:  Casual Migrant in early September.  Two on 01 September 2005 (WA) and one on 01 September 2006 (WA, JB, KK) at Byrd Locks & Dam; one on 03 September (WA) and two from 04 to 06 September 1993 (WA, GR) at Byrd Locks & Dam; one on 03 September 2006 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, MG, MO, DP); two on 09 September (WA, KP) and 10 September 1995 (WA, JE, BM) at Kyger Creek Power Plant; two on 10 September 2005 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA); two on 11 September 2008 at Byrd Locks & Dam (WA, MG).

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