Central Node for UCR Foray in Barren County, Kentucky—1–6 June 2013

A singing Lark Sparrow photographed during the foray in Barren County, KY, the only individual of this scarce breeding species

to be recorded during the 2008-2016 UCR foray project; image credit: Roseanna M. Denton (1 June 2013).

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Barren County 1–6 June 2013, the first event of its kind to be conducted in this county. The names of participants in this foray and their initials, as used in other pages related to this foray, are listed in Table 2 at the page for Raw Data (link below).

    The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR may be consulted at a page accessible via the following link:

    A map (Figure 1) showing major roadways and watercourses in Barren County is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure X) of Barren County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is available via the link below:

    Links to two maps (Figures X and X) related to the 2013 UCR Foray in Barren County are available below:

   

Table 1. Species (103) detected during Barren County Foray—1–6 June 2013—and species (101) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view maps of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes, if underlined.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 54 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected during Foray Detected during KY BBA Project
   
Canada Goose CAGO 9 45 CONFL  
Wood Duck WODU 9 19 CONFL X
Mallard MALL 16 49 CONFL X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 45 165 PRBP X
Wild Turkey WITU 14 27 PRBC  
Rock Pigeon ROPI 20 62 POSX X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 15 36 PRBP  
Mourning Dove MODO 54 849 CONCN X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 14 23 POSX X
Common Nighthawk CONI -- -- -- X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 2 3 POSX X
Eastern Whip-poor-will WPWI -- -- -- X
Chimney Swift CHSW 27 67 PRBP X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 6 6 POSX X
Killdeer KILL 50 176 CONFL X
American Woodcock AMWO -- -- -- X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 6 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 29 40 POSX  
Great Egret GREG 1 1 Transient  
Green Heron GRHE 12 14 POSX X
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH -- -- -- X
Black Vulture BLVU 28 69 POSX X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 46 479 PRBP X
Osprey OSPR -- -- -- X
Northern Harrier NOHA 1 0 POSX  
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 10 9 POSX X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 6 9 POSX X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 2 2 POSX X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 35 59 CONBG X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 1 1 POSX X
Great Horned Owl GHOW -- -- -- X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 2 CONBG X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 4 3 POSX X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 26 43 POSX X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 51 138 CONFY X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 29 40 CONBG X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 15 15 POSX X
Northern Flicker NOFL 39 59 POSX X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 20 27 POSX X
American Kestrel AMKE 36 75 POSX X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 51 145 PRBP X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 53 308 CONFY X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 53 313 POSX X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 32 106 POSX X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 3 3 POSX  
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 44 136 CONFL X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 6 8 CONFL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 26 47 POSX X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 19 34 POSX X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 25 51 POSX X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 41 113 POSX X
Blue Jay BLJA 50 200 CONFL X
American Crow AMCR 51 295 CONBG X
Horned Lark HOLA 17 23 PRBP X
Purple Martin PUMA 39 356 CONON X
Tree Swallow TRES 27 71 CONON  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 22 38 CONNB X
Bank Swallow BANS 1 2 Transient  
Cliff Swallow CLSW 12 135 CONON X
Barn Swallow BARS 52 846 CONON X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 40 73 CONBG X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 53 375 POSX X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 20 27 POSX X
House Wren HOWR 20 59 POSX X
Carolina Wren CARW 53 596 POSX X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 49 154 CONBG X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 53 510 CONON X
Wood Thrush WOTH 26 63 POSX X
American Robin AMRO 54 1851 CONFL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 7 9 POSX X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 52 196 CONFY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 54 797 CONFL X
European Starling EUST 54 4434 CONBG X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 39 87 CONBG X
House Sparrow HOSP 53 915 CONON X
House Finch HOFI 30 57 PRBP X
American Goldfinch AMGO 52 301 PRBP X
Eastern Towhee EATO 52 241 POSX X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 54 488 CONFL X
Field Sparrow FISP 53 589 CONCN X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 43 194 CONFY X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 1 2 POSX  
Lark Sparrow LASP 1 1 POSX  
Savannah Sparrow SAVS 2 5 POSX  
Song Sparrow SOSP 52 643 POSX X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 46 112 PRBC X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 54 1169 CONFY X
Orchard Oriole OROR 47 95 CONNY X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 14 21 CONNY X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 53 1299 CONFS X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 54 393 PRBP X
Common Grackle COGR 54 1368 CONFL X
Ovenbird OVEN -- -- -- X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA -- -- -- X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 13 19 POSX X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 2 2 POSX  
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW -- -- -- X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 13 17 POSX X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 19 41 POSX X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 53 262 PRBP X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 1 5 POSX X
American Redstart AMRE -- -- -- X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 1 1 POSX X
Northern Parula NOPA 32 73 POSX X
Yellow Warbler YWAR -- -- -- X
Pine Warbler PIWA 4 5 POSX X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 11 15 POSX X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 16 42 POSX X
Summer Tanager SUTA 46 127 CONFY X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 4 7 POSX X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 54 783 CONBG X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 49 177 PRBP X
Indigo Bunting INBU 54 1087 CONFY X
Dickcissel DICK 42 339 CONCN X
           
Total Individuals     25947    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     129:15    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       46  
    Probable Breeding Species       13  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       41  
         
Total Breeding Species       100 101
           
Total Transient Species       3 0
           
Total Species       103 101

* Numerical data reflect results from 6 night counting periods.

 

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Literature Cited

 

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