Central Node for UCR Foray in Bledsoe County, Tennessee—17–22 June 2012

 

Two fledgling Scissor-tailed Flycatchers photographed at the "Short-eared Owl site" on Ninemile Crossroad
17 June 2012 during the UCR Foray in Bledsoe County; photo Stephen J. Stedman.

 

An Upper Cumberland Region ((UCR) Foray was conducted in Bledsoe County 17–22 June 2012 when 102 breeding species were recorded in the county (Table 1). Observers who participated in this event and their initials, as used in other parts of this summary, follow:

    Note: A TOS Foray had been conducted in Bledsoe County 19–21 June 1987 by members of the TOS as part of the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas project.  Results of this foray were incorporated into the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (Nicholson 1997) and were never published separately; consequently, the list (below; Table 2) of 91 breeding species found in Bledsoe County during the 1987 Foray may be of interest.

        The general protocol for conducting forays in the UCR may be consulted at the page accessible via this link:

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

    A physiographic map (Figure 1.1) of Bledsoe County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is accessible via the link below:

    To see a map (Figure 2) showing the "blocks" (i.e., areas consisting of all or part of one-sixth of a USGS quadrangle) that were available to be surveyed during the 1987 and 2012 forays in Bledsoe County or a map (Figure 5) denoting the blocks that were covered during the 1986–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas Project, click on one of the links below:

 

Table 1. Results of the 2012 UCR Foray in Bledsoe County conducted 17–22 June 2012 and results of the 1987 TOS Foray, part of the 1986-1991 Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Nicholson 1997). Click on the underlined alpha codes of species to see maps depicting the species' distribution and abundance during the 2012 UCR Foray.

Color Coding of Species Names in Table 1:

Explanation of Breeding Categories and Codes as Used in Table 1:

Species

 Alpha Code (See Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 46 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected in County Detected during 1987 TOS Foray;  or Detected at Other Periods during TN BBA   Project (1986–1991)
           
Canada Goose CAGO 8 95 CON–FL X
Wood Duck WODU 6 6 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 3 3 CON–FL  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 19 26 PRB–P X
Ruffed Grouse RUGR       X
Wild Turkey WITU 2 4 POS–X X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 10 35 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 6 18 PRB–C  
Mourning Dove MODO 43 342 POS–X X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 29 34 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk CONI       X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 17 37 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 22 57 POS–X  
Chimney Swift CHSW 14 35 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 7 7 PRB–C X
Killdeer KILL 20 64 POS–X X
American Woodcock AMWO       X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 19 32 POS–X X
Great Egret GREG 2 2    
Green Heron GRHE 13 14 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 11 13 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 28 94 POS–X X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 4 4 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 13 11 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 19 21 PRB–P X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 13 15 CON–BG X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 3 1 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 2 2 CON–FL X
Barred Owl * BDOW 9 10 POS–X X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 4 1 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 17 25 CON–FL X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 39 90 PRB–P X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 35 54 PRB–P X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 9 8 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 18 25 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 19 19 PRB–P X
American Kestrel AMKE 19 36 CON–FL X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 18 30 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 38 95 PRB–P X
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher STFL 7 7 CON–FL  
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 41 112 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 12 17 POS–X X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 1 1 POS–X  
Least Flycatcher LEFL       X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 35 75 CON–FY X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH       X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 34 90 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 36 56 CON–FY X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 13 16 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 45 452 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 42 140 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 46 428 POS–X X
Horned Lark HOLA       X
Purple Martin PUMA 26 168 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 15 29 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 17 63 CON–FL X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 7 1099 CON–ON  
Barn Swallow BARS 42 505 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 45 233 POS–X X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 40 196 PRB–P X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 30 68 POS–X X
Brown-headed Nuthatch BHNU 3 3 POS–X  
House Wren HOWR 5 7 POS–X X #
Carolina Wren CARW 43 264 CON–FY X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 40 110 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 41 277 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 31 66 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 40 305 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 7 11 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 33 75 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 39 333 CON–FY X
European Starling EUST 32 1347 CON–FL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 15 21 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 25 138 CON–FL X
House Finch HOFI 13 26 POS–X X
American Goldfinch AMGO 35 109 PRB–P X
Eastern Towhee EATO 42 153 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 45 315 CON–FY X
Field Sparrow FISP 42 281 POS–X X
Savannah Sparrow SAVS 1 1 POS–X  
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 12 31 POS–X X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 1 1 POS–X  
Song Sparrow SOSP 38 194 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 42 199 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 38 225 POS–X X
Orchard Oriole OROR 25 55 PRB–P X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 39 267 POS–X X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 34 64 POS–X X
Common Grackle COGR 28 429 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 27 82 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 1 3 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 7 4 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 6 6 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW       X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 21 33 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 41 215 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 28 71 POS–X X
American Redstart AMRE 1 3 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 1 1 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 14 18 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR       X
Chestnut-sided Warbler CSWA 1 1 POS–X X
Pine Warbler PIWA 17 20 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 32 86 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 30 82 POS–X X
Black-throated Green Warbler BTNW       X
Summer Tanager SUTA 14 23 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 36 115 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 45 324 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 39 129 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU

46

 702 PRB–P X
Dickcissel DICK 9 24 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     12371    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     108:30    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       65  
    Probable Breeding Species       13  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       24  
         
Total Breeding Species       102 91 + 9 = 100 #
           
Total Transient Species       1 NA
           
Total Species       103 91 + 9 = 100 #

* Numerical data derive from 33 Night Counting Periods. # Although House Wren was listed (perhaps inadvertently) as being detected in Bledsoe County during the 1987 TOS Foray there, this species is not designated as occurring in Bledsoe County in the atlas map for House Wren (Nicholson 1997). Thus, only 99 species were actually detected in Bledsoe County during the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas project.

 

Link to Central Node for Forays:

Literature Cited

 

Table 2. Species detected during Bledsoe County Foray conducted 19-21 June 1987; species of special interest are presented in bold red.

Species Highest Breeding Evidence Noted (POS–Possible, PRB–Probable, or CON–Confirmed) with Breeding Code *
Wood Duck CON–FL
Northern Bobwhite CON–TE
Ruffed Grouse CON–FL
Wild Turkey CON–FL
Rock Pigeon CON–NE
Mourning Dove CON–NE
Yellow-billed Cuckoo CON–FY
Chimney Swift CON–ON
Ruby-throated Hummingbird POS–X
Killdeer CON–NE
Great Blue Heron POS–X
Green Heron PRB–P
Black Vulture POS–X
Turkey Vulture POS–X
Cooper's Hawk POS–X
Red-shouldered Hawk PRB–T
Broad-winged Hawk CON–NY
Red-tailed Hawk POS–X
Barred Owl POS–X
Belted Kingfisher CON–FY
Red-bellied Woodpecker CON–FL
Downy Woodpecker CON–FY
Hairy Woodpecker CON–FL
Northern Flicker CON–NY
Pileated Woodpecker PRB–T
American Kestrel POS–X
Great Crested Flycatcher PRB–F
Eastern Kingbird CON–NY
Eastern Wood-Pewee CON–FY
Acadian Flycatcher CON–UN
Least Flycatcher PRB–T
Eastern Phoebe CON–NY
Loggerhead Shrike CON–NY
White-eyed Vireo POS–X
Blue-headed Vireo PRB–T
Yellow-throated Vireo PRB–A
Red-eyed Vireo CON–FY
Blue Jay CON–FL
American Crow CON–FY
Horned Lark CON–?
Purple Martin CON–ON
Northern Rough-winged Swallow CON–FL
Barn Swallow CON–NY
Carolina Chickadee CON–FY
Tufted Titmouse CON–FY
White-breasted Nuthatch CON–FL
Carolina Wren CON–NY
House Wren POS–X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher CON–FL
Eastern Bluebird CON–NY
Wood Thrush CON–NE
American Robin CON–NY
Gray Catbird POS–X
Northern Mockingbird CON–FL
Brown Thrasher CON–FY
European Starling CON–ON
Cedar Waxwing CON–FL
House Sparrow CON–NE
American Goldfinch PRB–P
Eastern Towhee CON–FL
Chipping Sparrow CON–ON
Field Sparrow CON–NE
Grasshopper Sparrow PRB–P
Song Sparrow CON–NE
Yellow-breasted Chat CON–TE
Eastern Meadowlark CON–FY
Orchard Oriole CON–NY
Red-winged Blackbird CON–NY
Brown-headed Cowbird CON–FL
Common Grackle CON–NY
Ovenbird CON–FL
Worm-eating Warbler CON–FL
Louisiana Waterthrush POS–X
Black-and-white Warbler CON–FY
Kentucky Warbler CON–FY
Common Yellowthroat CON–FY
Hooded Warbler PRO–T
Cerulean Warbler CON–FL
American Redstart POS–X
Northern Parula POS–X
Yellow Warbler POS–X
Chestnut-sided Warbler PRB–T
Yellow-throated Warbler PRB–F
Pine Warbler CON–TE
Black-throated Green Warbler POS–X
Prairie Warbler CON–FL
Summer Tanager CON–NB
Scarlet Tanager PRB–T
Northern Cardinal CON–NE
Blue Grosbeak CON–NB
Indigo Bunting CON–NY
Total Species 91

* Breeding Codes:

POS–Possible

X—Present

PRB–Probable

P—Pair
A—Agitated Behavior
C—Courtship/Copulation
T—Territorial Male on Two Dates at least a Week Apart

CON–Confirmed

TE—Ten Singing Males (a code sadly no longer in use)
DD—Distraction Display
CN—Adult Carrying Nest Material
NB—Adult Building Nest
UN—Used Nest
FY—Adult Carrying Food for Young
BG—Begging Young
FL—Fledged Young
FS—Fecal Sac Removed from Nest by Adult
ON—Adult on Nest Incubating/Tending Young (or Adult Going in Entrance for Cavity-Nesting Species)
NE—Nest with Eggs
NY—Nest with Young

The participants in the 1987 Bledsoe County Foray included Paul Hamel, Rick Knight, Chuck Nicholson, Barbara H. Stedman, Stephen J. Stedman, David Vogt, and about a dozen others.

 

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