Central Node for UCR Foray in Clinton County, Kentucky—12–14 June 2009

Few Willow Flycatchers have been detected during UCR Forays, so one singing the typical song ("fitz-bew") of the species on Hudson Rd. in the Albany 5 block during the Clinton County Foray was more than a little welcome; photo Douglas A. Downs (13 June 2009).

 

One of the 2009 UCR Forays was conducted in Clinton County 12–14 June; it was the first bird survey of its kind to take place in that county. For a list of the participants in this foray, see Table 2 at the page for Raw Data (link below).

    You may access a PDF of a short article (Stedman and Palmer-Ball 2009) summarizing the results of this foray or a PDF of a longer document summarizing the results of this foray by clicking on the appropriate link below:

       The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR, as well as the specific instructions for a UCR Foray, may be consulted at pages accessible via these links:

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

    A physiographic map (Figure 2) of Clinton County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is accessible via the link below:

    To see a map (Figure 3) showing the 24 "blocks" (i.e., areas consisting of all or part of one-sixth of a USGS quadrangle) that were surveyed during the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County, to access a page listing the codes for, and names of, the blocks and the observers who covered them (Table 2), or to see a map (Figure 4) depicting the blocks in Clinton County covered during the Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Palmer-Ball 1996), click on one of the links below:

   To see maps showing the distribution and abundance of the species recorded during the foray, click on the names of the species in the table below. To read an explanation of the way in which the data in the maps have been presented or to view the raw data from the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County, click on the link for Raw Data near the bottom of this page.

    The focal species of the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County was the Henslow's Sparrow, not located during the foray effort, although there is a breeding season record of this species for Clinton County from 1949.

 

Table 1. Species detected during the UCR Foray in Clinton County 12–14 June 2009. Click on the alpha codes of the species to see maps depicting distribution and abundance data from the foray.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 24 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected Detected during KY BBA Project
Canada Goose CAGO 6 36 CON–FL --
Wood Duck WODU 6 33 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 2 6 POS–X --
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 13 32 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 6 32 CON–FL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 9 17 POS–X X
Mourning Dove MODO 24 280 CON–FL X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 12 10 CON–FY X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 1 0 POS–X --
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 4 POS–X --
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 1 2 POS–X --
Chimney Swift CHSW 18 71 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 8 6 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 20 49 CON–FL X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 6 6 POS–X --
Green Heron GRHE 9 4 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 8 16 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 23 125 POS–X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS–X --
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 5 7 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 4 3 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 10 7 CON–BG X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 3 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 1 POS–X --
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 1 2 PRB–P X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 7 8 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 21 49 CON–FL X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 20 38 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 5 4 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 14 28 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 13 17 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 15 31 CON–FL X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 20 46 CON–FL X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 21 86 CON–FY X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 24 84 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 19 51 CON–FY X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 1 1 POS–X --
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 24 106 CON–FY X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 1 1 POS–X X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 23 83 CON–CN X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 16 34 POS–X X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 1 1 POS–X --
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 24 194 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 23 118 PRB–A X
American Crow AMCR 24 229 CON–FL X
Purple Martin PUMA 17 183 CON–NY X
Tree Swallow TRES 9 15 CON–FL --
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 14 71 POS–X X
Barn Swallow BARS 23 502 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 23 48 CON–FL X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 24 116 CON–FL X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 17 38 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 9 21 POS–X --
Carolina Wren CARW 24 211 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 23 113 PRB–P X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 22 269 CON–FS X
Wood Thrush WOTH 20 86 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 24 452 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 12 15 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 19 69 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 21 255 CON–FL X
European Starling EUST 22 1254 CON–NY X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 5 6 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 18 317 CON–FL X
House Finch HOFI 15 19 PRB–P X
American Goldfinch AMGO 22 84 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 23 131 CON–FL X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 24 169 CON–FL X
Field Sparrow FISP 24 169 CON–FY X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 12 18 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 20 189 CON–FL X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 23 87 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 21 235 CON–FY X
Orchard Oriole OROR 23 47 POS–X X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR -- -- -- X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 21 266 CON–FL X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 22 159 PRB–P X
Common Grackle COGR 16 183 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 14 29 POS–X --
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 8 11 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 5 7 POS–X X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 1 0 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 5 7 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 1 1 POS–X --
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 20 40 CON–NY X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 24 179 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 10 26 POS–X --
Northern Parula NOPA 9 13 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 1 0 POS–X --
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 13 19 POS–X X
Pine Warbler PIWA 10 10 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 19 48 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 22 53 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 14 15 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 24 267 CON–FY X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 21 42 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 24 502 PRB–C X
Dickcissel DICK 1 2 POS–X --
Total Individuals 9031
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort 75:15
    Possible Breeding Species 56  
    Probable Breeding Species 6  
    Confirmed Breeding Species 35  
Total Breeding Species 97 82

* Numerical data reflect results from 8 Night Counting Periods.

 

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