Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Live from the dock
Active 41 minutes across 15 days since September 2026. Last heard yesterday.
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When you'll hear it
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Quiet around dawn.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Minutes active | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from late-September through October. First heard this year on September 28.
Dock records
- First heard
- September 28, 2026
- Busiest day
- 5 minutes on October 2, 2026
- Earliest call
- 1:25 a.m.
- Days detected
- 15 of 162 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Dunlin at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Quiet around dawn. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Dunlin most often.
What time of year is the Dunlin at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from late-September through October. First heard this year on September 28. That window is when the Dunlin has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Dunlin been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 41 minutes across 15 days since September 2026. Last heard yesterday.
About the bird
The dunlin is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.
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