Central Node for UCR Foray in Monroe County, Kentucky112 June 2015

Northern Bobwhite (male at calling perch) photographed 9 June 2015 in Monroe County, Kentucky, during the foray in that county; photograph credit: Stephen J. Stedman.

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Monroe County, Kentucky, 112 June 2015, 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 Monroe County is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure 2) of Monroe County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is available via the link below:

    Links to various information related to the 2015 UCR Foray in Monroe County are available below:

Table 1. Species (104) detected during the Monroe County Foray112 June 2015and species (94) detected in that county during the 19851991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view maps 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 35 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 6 64 CONFL  
Wood Duck WODU 8 31 CONFL X
Mallard MALL 2 2 CONFL  
Ruddy Duck RUDU 1 1 Transient  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 22 48 PRBP X
Wild Turkey WITU 12 15 CONFL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 14 113 POSX X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 4 4 POSX  
Mourning Dove MODO 34 500 POSX X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 11 9 POSX X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 1 1 POSX X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 10 POSX X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 4 7 POSX X
Chimney Swift CHSW 22 55 POSX X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 11 11 POSX X
Killdeer KILL 25 35 CONDD X
American Woodcock AMWO -- -- -- X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 17 21 POSX  
Green Heron GRHE 14 11 POSX X
Black Vulture BLVU 9 86 POSX X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 32 156 POSX X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 3 3 POSX X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 11 8 POSX X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 3 3 POSX X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 16 25 CONBG X
Barn Owl * BARN 1 1 POSX  
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 2 POSX X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 1 1 POSX X
Barred Owl * BDOW 1 1 POSX  
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 7 7 POSX X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 23 54 POSX X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 33 92 POSX X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 15 19 POSX X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 10 11 POSX X
Northern Flicker NOFL 13 19 POSX X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 18 26 POSX X
American Kestrel AMKE 30 69 POSX X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 29 78 POSX X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 35 145 POSX X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 34 177 POSX X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 31 89 POSX X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 32 96 POSX X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 2 5 CONFL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 28 159 POSX X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 22 46 POSX X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 5 3 POSX  
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 31 192 POSX X
Blue Jay BLJA 31 96 POSX X
American Crow AMCR 33 298 CONFL X
Horned Lark HOLA 1 1 POSX X
Purple Martin PUMA 16 53 CONON X
Tree Swallow TRES 10 17 CONFL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 15 30 POSX X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 6 47 PRBA  
Barn Swallow BARS 35 540 CONFL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 27 84 POSX X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 35 273 POSX X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 13 12 POSX X
House Wren HOWR 3 6 POSX X
Carolina Wren CARW 25 55 POSX X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 32 153 POSX X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 29 109 CONFL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 21 55 POSX X
American Robin AMRO 34 426 CONFL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 8 17 POSX X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 29 82 CONFL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 34 283 CONFL X
European Starling EUST 35 1485 CONFL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 11 18 CONNB X
House Sparrow HOSP 31 216 CONON X
House Finch HOFI 2 2 CONFL  
American Goldfinch AMGO 35 189 POSX X
Eastern Towhee EATO 31 150 POSX X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 35 286 CONFL X
Field Sparrow FISP 35 387 CONFL X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 17 35 POSX X
Lark Sparrow LASP -- -- -- X
Song Sparrow SOSP 34 259 POSX X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 33 138 POSX X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 33 357 CONFL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 32 116 POSX X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 2 2 POSX X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 34 778 CONFL X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 33 209 PRBP X
Common Grackle COGR 24 95 CONFY X
Ovenbird OVEN 6 10 POSX X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 4 7 POSX X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 13 26 CONFL X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 5 7 POSX X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 1 1 POSX X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 4 4 POSX X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 23 62 POSX X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 35 350 PRBP X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 9 14 POSX X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 3 13 POSX X
Northern Parula NOPA 25 96 POSX X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 6 12 POSX X
Pine Warbler PIWA 3 5 POSX X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 24 58 POSX X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 24 78 POSX X
Summer Tanager SUTA 30 87 CONCN X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 11 25 POSX X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 35 470 POSX X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 33 178 POSX X
Indigo Bunting INBU 35 991 POSX X
Dickcissel DICK 10 30 POSX  
           
Total Individuals     12393    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     79:30    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       71  
    Probable Breeding Species       6  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       26  
         
Total Breeding Species       103 94
           
Total Transient Species       1 0
           
Total Species       104 94

* Numerical data reflect results from11 night counting periods.

 

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