Results of the Fall BirdBlitz in DeKalb County, Tennessee—25 September 2010

An extremely well-marked Philadelphia Vireo photographed during the Fall BirdBlitz in DeKalb County, Tennessee,
25 September 2010; photo Carol D. Williams.

 

The first Fall BirdBlitz to take place in DeKalb County was conducted on Saturday, September 25, 2010, with 17 observers in seven parties finding more than 10,000 birds of 119 species.  In addition, one exotic species, Ring-necked Pheasant, was observed but not counted as part of the birdblitz.

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

 

Area Covered NE Cent. E ESE S SW NW Totals
Party Leaders MJH SJS DAD JCF CDW BHS WAW  
Party Members HT EKL GE PBH NSL BKC TMS  
        LH   MPO  
            MSO  
               
Number of Field Observers 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 17
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
               
Start CDT 0830 0515 0600 0630 0700 0625 0700 0515
End CDT 1600 1815 1600 1600 1610 1545 1700 1815
Total Daylight Hrs in Field 8 10.25 10 9.5 8.5 9.25 10 65.5
    Hrs by Car 5 8.5 6 9.5 8.5 9.25 10 56.75
    Hrs on Foot 3 1.75           4.75
    Hrs by Boat     4         4
Total Daylight Mi in Field 30 61 90 80 60.5 72 62.5 456
     Mi by Car 28 60 55 80 60.5 72 62.5 418
     Mi on Foot 2 1           3
     Mi by Boat     35         35
Owling Hrs   1           1
Owling Mi   5           5
               
Low Temperature (F)   72   67 67 68 66 66
High Temperature (F)   80   78 79 80 83 83
Sky AM PClo PClo Cle/PClo   Clo PClo   PClo
Sky PM Clo Clo Clo   Clo 4   Clo
Precipitation AM .2" @ 0300             0.2"
Precipitation PM 0             0
Wind AM (mph) Lt/Var 0-5 0-5     0   0-5
Wind PM (mph) Lt/Var 0-10 0-5     0   0-10
Moon Phase Past Full Full           Full
               
Canada Goose       1 5     6
Wood Duck 11             11
Mallard 4 10     11     25
Blue-Winged Teal   16 11         27
Green-winged Teal     18         18
Wild Turkey       32     15 47
Pied-billed Grebe 1 4 15     1   21
Double-crested Cormorant 1   1         2
Great Blue Heron 4 2 17 2 4 3 3 35
Green Heron             1 1
Black Vulture 28 11 6 2 17 6 20 90
Turkey Vulture 28 16 75 23 57 17 19 235
Osprey 2 1           3
Bald Eagle 1   2       1 4
Northern Harrier         1     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1   1
Cooper's Hawk   2       1   3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1         1   2
Broad-winged Hawk   6 3     1 1 11
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 1 3 9 4 4 25
American Kestrel   4   5 5 3 4 21
Killdeer 3 16   7 20 17 2 65
Rock Pigeon   5   3       8
Eurasian Collared-Dove           5 10 15
Mourning Dove 8 75 26 98 112 95 19 433
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   1     1 1   3
Black-billed Cuckoo         1     1
Eastern Screech-Owl   10   1 1 10 2 24
Great Horned Owl     1     2   3
Barred Owl       1       1
Chimney Swift 2 1     2 2 2 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 5 7 3 2 2 3 23
Belted Kingfisher 1 1 3   1 4 3 13
Red-headed Woodpecker 2       25 3 4 34
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10 15 14 15 18 13 19 104
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker           1   1
Downy Woodpecker 3 14 3 3 6 11 9 49
Hairy Woodpecker 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 11
Northern Flicker 6 8 8 7 9 9 10 57
Pileated Woodpecker 4 12 4 1 5 8 6 40
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 10 3 1 1 3 3 24
Acadian Flycatcher   1           1
Empidonax sp.   3       1   4
Eastern Phoebe 1 7 7 8 23 13 14 73
Great Crested Flycatcher           1 3 4
Eastern Kingbird       1   6   7
Loggerhead Shrike       1 1     2
White-eyed Vireo 4 19 6 4 1 16 29 79
Yellow-throated Vireo 2 14 2 1   3 5 27
Philadelphia Vireo   2     1 1   4
Red-eyed Vireo 2 1 1     2 1 7
Blue Jay 20 42 33 29 48 60 56 288
American Crow 23 32 59 47 37 45 66 309
Horned Lark         25     25
Tree Swallow         60 2   62
Barn Swallow         7 1   8
Carolina Chickadee 9 22 15 7 25 35 46 159
Tufted Titmouse 11 41 26 10 43 55 46 232
Red-breasted Nuthatch   2         1 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 8 20 8 1 6 40 20 103
Carolina Wren 16 33 16 9 9 36 78 197
House Wren   4           4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet           1 2 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1     1   2
Eastern Bluebird 7 36 18 65 80 40 24 270
Gray-cheeked Thrush   7 1         8
Swainson's Thrush 1 29 4       3 37
Wood Thrush 2 12         1 15
American Robin 10 5   4 55 15 9 98
Gray Catbird 3 26 3 2   11 11 56
Northern Mockingbird 1 21 6 32 39 16 18 133
Brown Thrasher   6 8 14   7 2 37
European Starling 15 360 45 140 937 3350 40 4887
Cedar Waxwing 1 7 3     4   15
Ovenbird   2         2 4
Worm-eating Warbler   1           1
Waterthrush sp.       1       1
Golden-winged Warbler             1 1
Blue-winged Warbler   4       1   5
Black-and-white Warbler   4 2   1   4 11
Tennessee Warbler 11 29 1 3 1 7 17 69
Nashville Warbler   2 1 1       4
Common Yellowthroat 2 16 2 1 5 9 1 36
Hooded Warbler   10       2 2 14
American Redstart 2 16 2   13 3 12 48
Cape May Warbler   1           1
Northern Parula   8         2 10
Magnolia Warbler 2 34 2 3 5 14 9 69
Bay-breasted Warbler   2           2
Blackburnian Warbler   3           3
Yellow Warbler   1           1
Chestnut-sided Warbler   8   2   1 3 14
Palm Warbler   41 17 34 7   2 101
Pine Warbler 2   1 2   4   9
Yellow-rumped Warbler   2     1   3 6
Yellow-throated Warbler   1 1   1   1 4
Prairie Warbler           5 1 6
Black-throated Green Warbler   3 1 1     3 8
Wilson's Warbler   1           1
Canada Warbler 3             3
Yellow-breasted Chat   1   1     1 3
Eastern Towhee 2 3 4 1 2 5 15 32
Chipping Sparrow 5 10 43 40 10 35 9 152
Field Sparrow 2 15 2 3 6 9 14 51
Savannah Sparrow       1     1 2
Song Sparrow   4   2 1 3 1 11
Summer Tanager 3 16 10 3 9 7 7 55
Scarlet Tanager 4 8 1 1 1 3 3 21
Northern Cardinal 11 41 13 28 43 35 65 236
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 24 2 8 3   11 51
Blue Grosbeak   1 1 1   16   19
Indigo Bunting 2 25 5 7 22 50 39 150
Red-winged Blackbird           3   3
Eastern Meadowlark       6 21 9   36
Common Grackle   8     35 20   63
Brown-headed Cowbird   7           7
Oriole sp. 1             1
House Finch   2 1 3 3 26   35
American Goldfinch 2 19 2 1 6 17 21 68
House Sparrow 2 7   9 3 21   42
               
Total Individuals 321 1385 595 747 1910 4292 886 10136
               
Total Species 58 86 60 61 62 76 71 119
               
Observers:                
               
Brenda K. Curtis BKC              
Douglas A. Downs DAD              
George Elrod GE              
Judy C. Fuson JCF              
Linda Henderson LH              
Michael J. Hawkins, compiler MJH              
Peggy B. Huffstetler PBH              
Nancy S. Layzer NSL              
Edmund K. LeGrand EKL              
Michael P. O'Rourke MPO              
Michelle S. O'Rourke MSO              
Thomas M. Saya TMS              
Barbara H. Stedman BHS              
Stephen J. Stedman SJS              
Holly Taylor HT              
Winston A. Walden WAW              
Carol D. Williams CDW              

Comments:

Territories for this count were located as follows:

Northeast (MJH, HT)—north of Center Hill Lake from Center Hill dam eastward.

Central (SJS, EKL)—north of Rt. 70 between Rt. 96 on the west and Center Hill Lake on the north and east.

East (DAD, GE)—all parts of the county east of Center Hill Lake.

Eastsoutheast (JCF, PBH)—

South (CDW, NSL, LH)—

Southwest (BHS, BKC)—south of Rt. 70 between Rt. 96 on the west and Rt. 146 on the east.

Northwest (WAW, TMS, MPO, MSO)—northwest of Rt. 96 in the extreme western part of the county and north of Rt. 70 from there over to the intersection with the part of Rt. 96 coming down from Center Hill Dam; west of the part of Rt. 96 between Center Hill Dam and Rt. 70; however, Indian Creek Rd. also covered as part of this territory; and the 10 ECDOs on this list were actually sighted on Rt. 83 near the DeKalb County High School.

Besides the species listed above, 2 Ring-necked Pheasants were also recorded in the southwest territory (BHS, BKC); these birds were presumably the product of earlier introductions or recent escapes from game farms.

The Bald Eagles included 3 adults and 1 second-year immature.

 

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