Results of the Fall BirdBlitz in McCreary County, Kentucky—2 October 2010

Two Horned Larks were found during the McCreary County Fall BirdBlitz at a site where this species has been present for at least a decade, the McCreary County Airport; photo Carol D. Williams (25 September 2010 [image obtained during the DeKalb County, TN, Fall BirdBlitz]).

 

The first bird survey of any kind during the fall season in McCreary County, KY, was conducted 2 October 2010, when four observers in four field parties tallied over 2000 individuals of 97 species.  Two species—Northern Waterthrush and Wilson's Warbler—were recorded in McCreary County for the first time ever.  Some late-lingering summer residents and early-arriving winter residents were also recorded as part of this effort to monitor the bird populations in the county.

    To see a table of results for all fall counts conducted in the Upper Cumberland Region during 2010, click on the following link:

 

Table 1. Results of Fall BirdBltiz in McCreary County, Kentucky, 2 October 2010.

Territory Location N E S.-Cent. W  
           
Party Leader(s) RMD BHS WAW SJS Total
           
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 4
Number of Field Observers 1 1 1 1 4
Start CDT 0550 0525 0645 0610 0525
End CDT 1600 1600 1515 1545 1600
    Mi by Car 63 75 65 55 258
    Mi on Foot 3 0 0 0 3
Total Daylight Mi in Field 63 75 65 55 258
    Hrs by Car 5 9 8.5 8.25 30.75
    Hrs on Foot 3.5 0 0 0 3.5
Total Daylight Hrs in Field 8.5 9 8.5 8.25 34.25
Owling Hrs 1.5 2   1.25 4.75
Owling Mi 3 6   4 13
Low Temperature (F) 43 39 43 44 39
High Temperature (F) 72 74 72 71 74
Sky AM   Cle Cle Cle Clear
Sky PM   Cle Cle Cle Clear
Precipitation AM   None None None None
Precipitation PM   None None None None
Wind AM (mph)   0–10   0–10 0–10
Wind PM (mph)   0–10   0–10 0–10
Moon       last quart. last quart.
           
           
Wood Duck   1     1
Ruffed Grouse   1     1
Wild Turkey   23 7   30
Great Blue Heron   1   1 2
Black Vulture 3 4     7
Turkey Vulture 21 6 11 6 44
Northern Harrier   1     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk   1     1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 1 2 3 8
Broad-winged Hawk   1     1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 1     3
American Kestrel   2 2   4
Killdeer 1 2     3
Spotted Sandpiper 1       1
American Woodcock   1     1
Rock Pigeon   2     2
Mourning Dove 17 17 17 4 55
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   1 1   2
Eastern Screech-Owl 2 8   4 14
Great Horned Owl 2 3     5
Barred Owl   4     4
Eastern Whip-poor-will   1     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 3     4
Belted Kingfisher   1   1 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 8     9
Red-bellied Woodpecker 22 14 3 13 52
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4 3 3 5 15
Downy Woodpecker 9 12 3 11 35
Hairy Woodpecker 2 4   3 9
Northern Flicker 21 9 9 14 53
Pileated Woodpecker 12 13 4 8 37
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 4 1 2 9
Empidonax sp.   3     3
Eastern Phoebe 12 9 6 8 35
White-eyed Vireo   8   6 14
Yellow-throated Vireo 2   1 6 9
Blue-headed Vireo 7 6 2 12 27
Philadelphia Vireo   1   4 5
Red-eyed Vireo       1 1
Blue Jay 26 70 12 30 138
American Crow 53 65 34 33 185
Horned Lark   2     2
Carolina Chickadee 20 33 21 34 108
Tufted Titmouse 21 41 34 24 120
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 1   1 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 14 12 11 6 43
Carolina Wren 31 24 8 16 79
House Wren   2   3 5
Winter Wren       3 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5   1 12 18
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 3 2 10 19
Eastern Bluebird 9 53 4 1 67
Veery   1     1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 1 1 16 19
Swainson's Thrush 13 3 4 42 62
Hermit Thrush       1 1
Wood Thrush 2 8   27 37
American Robin   5 7   12
Gray Catbird 1 6 1 1 9
Northern Mockingbird   9 1   10
Brown Thrasher 1 7 3 1 12
European Starling 5 45 15   65
Cedar Waxwing 13       13
Ovenbird   1 1 6 8
Northern Waterthrush   1   2 3
Black-and-white Warbler     1 2 3
Tennessee Warbler 2 3   26 31
Common Yellowthroat 2 12   2 16
Hooded Warbler   3 1 5 9
American Redstart       1 1
Northern Parula   1     1
Magnolia Warbler 2 2 5 13 22
Bay-breasted Warbler 2 1   9 12
Blackburnian Warbler       1 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 1   7 10
Palm Warbler 1 1     2
Pine Warbler 10 2 2 2 16
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 3 5 15 31
Prairie Warbler   4 1   5
Black-throated Green Warbler 5 1 3 15 24
Wilson's Warbler   1     1
Eastern Towhee 1 18 2 5 26
Chipping Sparrow 31 72     103
Field Sparrow   7 5   12
Savannah Sparrow   1     1
Song Sparrow 3 7     10
White-throated Sparrow   8   5 13
Dark-eyed Junco 1       1
Summer Tanager 3 2   1 6
Scarlet Tanager 6 5 1 8 20
Northern Cardinal 28 28 11 21 88
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16 2 4 12 34
Indigo Bunting 1     3 4
Eastern Meadowlark   3     3
House Finch   8     8
American Goldfinch 11 14 4 6 35
House Sparrow   15     15
           
Total Individuals 501 798 277 540 2116
           
Total Species 57 84 46 59 97
           
Participants:          
           
Roseanna M. Denton          
Barbara H. Stedman          
Stephen J. Stedman, compiler          
Winston A. Walden          

 

Comments:

Territories for this count were located as follows:

North (RMD)—North of Rts. 927 and 90.

East (BHS)—East of Rt. 27 between Rt. 90 on the north and the state line on the south.

South-Central (WAW)—South of Rt. 927 between Rt. 27 on the east and the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River on the west.

West (SJS)—West of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River.

 

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