Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

 

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)

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Abundance: Very Uncommon during late fall; Uncommon during winter; Very Uncommon during early spring; recorded in 19 Regional counties (Map of UCR Distribution); data from the Regional bird-monitoring efforts are too few to determine a reliable trend in the population wintering in the Region (see also Regional Bird-Monitoring Plan).

Status: Winter Resident; photograph [lateral view of adult] (Stephen J. Stedman; Berry Pond, Barren County, Kentucky; 6 March 2012).

Regional High Count and CBC/CBB High Count: 532 (31 December 1976; Barren County, Kentucky [Glasgow CBC]; m. ob.); FBC/FBB High Count: 18 (18 September 2010; White County, Tennessee [SBC]; m. ob.); SBC/SBB High Count: no data.

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Early Fall: x (

    Late Spring: x (

Note: Fall arrival generally widespread by 1 November; spring departure usually complete by 20 March. Regional dates of earliest reported fall arrival and latest reported spring departure during winters from 20022003 to 20112012 follow:

Winter of... Early Fall Arrival Date Late Spring Departure Date
20022003 1 November 10 March
20032004 6 November 27 March
20042005 30 October 2 April
20052006 24 October 7 March
20062007 16 September --
20072008 15 September 15 April
20082009 29 October --
20092010 3 October --
20102011 18 September --
20112012 --

Habitat: x

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: No registrations.

Remarksx

Check-lists of Birds for the Counties of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of each county of the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed by clicking on the links below. For each county, there are two check-lists: one list that shows the species that have been observed and where possible documented in the county within the larger list for the entire Region; and one list that includes only the species observed in the county with annotations for the date and observers for at least one sighting (the ultimate goal of the latter list will be to include annotations for the very first known Regional observation of each species in that county; this goal is probably one that will take many years to complete, if completion is even a possibility). To see if the species discussed in this species account has been observed in a county, click below or click on the link for the Map of UCR Distribution near the top of the page.

Barren Metcalfe Adair Russell Pulaski
Monroe Cumberland Clinton Wayne McCreary
Macon Clay Pickett Fentress Scott
Smith Jackson Overton Putnam Morgan
DeKalb White Cumberland
Warren Van Buren Bledsoe

Check-lists of Birds for Some Public Access Birding Sites of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of some public access birding sites within the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed via the links below. To see if the species dealt with in this species account has been observed within any of these sites, click on the appropriate link below. See the pages for each county within the Gazetteer for links to additional smaller public access birding sites with check-lists in progress.

Burgess Falls SP, Putnam/White Counties, TN Barren River Lake SP, Barren County, KY
Cumberland Mountain SP, Cumberland County, TN General Burnside Island SP, Pulaski County, KY
Edgar Evins SP, DeKalb County, TN  
Fall Creek Falls SP, Bledsoe/Van Buren Counties, TN Pulaski County Park, Pulaski County, KY
Frozen Head SNA, Morgan County, TN Waitsboro Recreation Area, Pulaski County, KY
Rock Island SP, Warren/White Counties, TN  
Standing Stone SP, Overton County, TN Big South Fork NRRA, KY and TN
   
Cane Creek Park, Putnam County, TN  
Roaring River Recreation Area, Jackson County, TN  

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