Central Node for UCR Foray in Jackson County, Tennessee—29 May–1 June 2009

 

Detected in 17 of the 40 blocks into which Jackson County was divided for the 2009 UCR Foray, Barred Owls observed the dozen field workers who took part in this event with fair frequency!  This image was obtained on Buffalo Hollow Rd., part of the Gainesboro 5 block; photo Nancy S. Layzer (31 May 2009).

 

The 2009 UCR Foray in Jackson County was conducted 29 May–1 June, the first bird survey of its kind to take place in that county. Observers taking part in this first-ever foray in Jackson County are listed in Table 2 at the page for Raw Data (link below).

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

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

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

Jackson County encompasses land lying on the Highland Rim, mainly in the southeastern and extreme northern sectors of the county, and it contains land lying in the Central Basin, mainly along the Cumberland River and its major tributaries.  However, a key component of the county is the escarpment that links these physiographic provinces both north and south of the Cumberland River.  A rich avifauna of Neotropical migrant breeding species is harbored on the slopes of this escarpment, including many Cerulean Warblers.

    To see a map (Figure 3a) showing the 40 "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 Jackson County or to see a map (Figure 3b) displaying the 15 blocks in Jackson County that were surveyed during the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) (Nicholson 1997), click on one of the links below:

    To see maps showing the distribution and abundance of the species recorded during the 2009 UCR Foray in Jackson County, 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 Jackson County, click on the link for Raw Data near the bottom of this page. 

 

Table 1. Species (107) detected in Jackson County during the 2009 UCR Foray in Jackson County and species (97) detected in Jackson County during the 1986–1991 Breeding bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Nicholson 1997). To view maps of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Species Alpha Code (See Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 40 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected Detected during TN BBA Project
           
Canada Goose CAGO 9 88 CON–FL X
Wood Duck WODU 9 14 CON–FL --
Mallard MALL 4 5 PRB–P X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 14 18 PRB–P X
Wild Turkey WITU 24 54 CON–ON --
Pied-billed Grebe PBGR 1 0 CON–FL --
Rock Pigeon ROPI 13 71 CON–ON X
Mourning Dove MODO 40 424 CON–ON X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 15 17 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 10 28 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 12 45 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 29 87 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 23 25 CON–NB X
Killdeer KILL 18 31 CON–FL X
American Woodcock * AMWO 7 3 PRB–C --
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 4 19 Transient --
Great Blue Heron GTBH 25 46 CON–NY X
Green Heron GRHE 12 18 POS–X X
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH -- -- -- X
Black Vulture BLVU 17 86 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 32 153 POS–X X
Osprey OSPR 4 2 CON–NY --
Cooper's Hawk COHA 6 5 POS–X X
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 2 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 14 8 PRB–P --
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 12 8 CON–FY X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 17 16 POS–X X
Barn Owl BARN -- -- -- X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 10 15 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 6 7 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 17 23 CON–BG X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 8 9 CON–ON X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 10 14 CON–ON X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 35 96 CON–NY X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 24 36 CON–FL X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 12 13 CON–FL X
Northern Flicker NOFL 20 21 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 33 72 PRB–P X
American Kestrel AMKE 12 16 PRB–P X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 35 64 CON–ON X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 31 102 CON–CN X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 35 105 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 34 207 CON–ON X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 1 0 POS–X X
Least Flycatcher LEFL -- -- -- X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 40 223 CON–ON X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH -- -- -- X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 39 444 CON–FY X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 32 61 CON–FY X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 3 3 POS–X --
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 40 581 CON–CN X
Blue Jay BLJA 38 125 CON–FL X
American Crow AMCR 40 519 CON–BG X
Purple Martin PUMA 24 151 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 20 56 CON–NY --
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 24 65 CON–ON X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 14 208 CON–NY X
Barn Swallow BARS 30 136 CON–NY X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 39 154 CON–FL X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 39 202 CON–FL X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 29 51 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 3 2 POS–X --
Carolina Wren CARW 40 397 CON–FL X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 37 251 CON–FL X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 39 319 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 34 184 CON–CN X
American Robin AMRO 32 153 CON–FL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 18 31 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 35 108 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 34 161 CON–NY X
European Starling EUST 34 637 CON–FL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 4 64 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 16 61 CON–ON X
House Finch HOFI 19 40 CON–FL X
American Goldfinch AMGO 39 236 PRB–P X
Eastern Towhee EATO 40 281 CON–FL X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 40 259 CON–NY X
Field Sparrow FISP 38 236 CON–FY X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 5 6 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 36 108 CON–FL X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 38 254 CON–CN X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 29 120 CON–FL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 31 68 CON–CN X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 2 0 POS–X --
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 33 189 CON–FS X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 34 206 CON–FL X
Common Grackle COGR 32 185 CON–FY X
Ovenbird OVEN 29 83 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 23 36 CON–FL X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 23 35 POS–X X
Golden-winged Warbler GWWA -- -- -- X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 26 40 PRB–T X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 17 24 CON–FL X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 15 21 CON–ON --
Tennessee Warbler TEWA 1 0 Transient --
Mourning Warbler MOWA 1 0 Transient --
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 30 87 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 40 340 CON–FY X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 32 117 PRB–P X
American Redstart AMRE 16 33 PRB–P X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 16 31 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 33 212 POS–X X
Magnolia Warbler MAWA 1 1 Transient --
Yellow Warbler YWAR 18 31 CON–FY X
Pine Warbler PIWA 9 12 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 25 31 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 36 196 CON–FL X
Summer Tanager SUTA 38 133 PRB–C X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 28 61 PRB–P X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 40 484 CON–FL X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 28 80 CON–FY X
Indigo Bunting INBU 40 728 CON–CN X
 
Total Individuals 12,427
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort 116:26
     Possible Breeding Species 29  
     Probable Breeding Species 12  
     Confirmed Breeding Species 62  
Total Breeding Species 103 97
     
Total Transient Species 4 0
     
Total Species during Foray 107 97

* Numerical data reflect results from 17 Night Counting Periods.

 

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