Results of the 39th Putnam County, Tennessee, Spring Bird Count—12 May 2012

 
 

 

The 2012 Spring Bird Count (SBC) in Putnam County is dedicated to the memory of Barbara Hart Stedman (1 September 1936-20 March 2012), who for the preceding two decades had participated in most of the SBCs conducted in the county, her party often accumulating the high species total among parties in the field on a given day.  Her unswerving dedication to collecting and archiving of bird data served as an inspiration to many in the Upper Cumberland Region.

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Table 1. Results of 39th Putnam County Spring Bird Count.

Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Party Leaders SJS CDW MJH WAW   DAD EKL    
Party Members SEP JuF NSL TMS RWS JaF   RCF  
      LH MPO MI     MSO  
                   
Number Field Observers 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 15
Number Field Parties 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 8
Number Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
                   
Start CDT 0420 0650 0615 0600 0650 0415 0435 0800 0415
End CDT 1720 1510 1730 1730 1440 1930 1940 0900 1940
    Hours on Foot 0 1.5 1 1.5 5.5 2 3 0 14.5
    Hours by Car 12 6.75 10 10 0.25 10.5 9 0 58.5
Total Party Hours 12 8.25 11 11.5 5.75 12.5 12 0 73
     Miles on Foot 0 2 2 1 4.5 1.5 2 0 13
     Miles by Car 131.5 72 56 79.5 2 120 101 0 562
Total Party Miles 131.5 74 58 80.5 6.5 121.5 103 0 575
Owling Hours 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 2.5
Owling Miles 18.5 0 0 0 0 20 11 0 49.5
Feeder-watching Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
                   
Low Temperature (F) 53     61   55 60   53
High Temperature (F) 71   70 70   73 75   75
Wind AM (mph) 0-15         0-5 calm   0-15
Wind PM (mph) 0-15         0-5 calm   0-15
Sky AM cloudy     cle to clo overcast overcast overcast   cloudy
Sky PM cloudy     overcast little sun brief cle overcast   cloudy
Precipitation AM sprinkles       occ driz int driz     occ. driz.
Precipitation PM sprinkles       occ. driz sprinkles     occ. driz.
Moon Phase           last quart     last quarter
                   
Total Species 98 74 79 91 57 98 94 6 128
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Canada Goose 10 25 29 67 2 82 56   271*
Wood Duck 3 1       10 6   20
Mallard 2 7 1 9   8 9   36
Blue-winged Teal 2               2
Ring-necked Duck   2             2*
Northern Bobwhite   3 5 1   2 11   22
Wild Turkey 1   5 5 2 5 4   22*
Common Loon     1     1     2
Double-crested Cormorant 1         1     2
Great Blue Heron 17   6 4     14   41**
Green Heron 10 2 2 3   4 3   24*
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron             1 ad   1* (tie)
Black Vulture 4   2 1 1 5 6   19
Turkey Vulture 16 9 13 6   23 42   109
Osprey           1     1* (tie)
Bald Eagle 1 ad               1** (tie)
Northern Harrier           1     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1     1
Cooper's Hawk 1   1 1   2 1   6
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 1 4 1 1 1 2   15
Broad-winged Hawk 3           1   4
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 2 3     4   11
American Coot   1   1   2     4
Killdeer 5 11 2 7   3 12   40
Spotted Sandpiper 3 9 3 4   5     24*
Solitary Sandpiper 2           2   4
Lesser Yellowlegs   1             1
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Rock Pigeon 9 29 13 27   21 10   109
Eurasian Collared-Dove   1             1
Mourning Dove 52 43 80 53 1 73 170   472*
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1   1   1   3   6
Barn Owl             2   2
Eastern Screech-Owl        1         1
Barred Owl 2       1 3 3   9
Common Nighthawk           1 1   2
Chuck-will's-widow 4         9 1   14
Chimney Swift 16 11 43 20   46 18   154
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6     1 2 3     12
Belted Kingfisher 3 3   3   1     10* (tie)
Red-headed Woodpecker   2 7 3   1 3   16
Red-bellied Woodpecker 18 3 22 13 3 7 22   88
Downy Woodpecker 4 1 5 6 1 1 6   24
Hairy Woodpecker 1   2 2   2   1 8
Northern Flicker 1 2 2 7   7 1   20
Pileated Woodpecker 8 2 1 4 4 5 11   35
American Kestrel 1   7 1     5   14
Olive-sided Flycatcher   1       1     2**
Eastern Wood-Pewee 20 4 5 21 1 19 17   87
Acadian Flycatcher 46     8 6 17 5   82
Eastern Phoebe 26 1 7 7 1 15 7   64
Great Crested Flycatcher 5 2 12 10   11 22   62
Eastern Kingbird 19 8 16 14   24 17   98
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher x Kingbird sp.   1           1
Loggerhead Shrike     2       1   3
White-eyed Vireo 70 1 9 15 3 19 18   135
Yellow-throated Vireo 18   1 3 2 5 7   36
Blue-headed Vireo         1 4     5
Red-eyed Vireo 258 7 8 47 22 69 31   442
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Blue Jay 15 12 20 23 3 25 21   119
American Crow 52 17 41 53 7 85 76   331
Horned Lark             1   1
Purple Martin 18 12 36 13   7 24   110
Tree Swallow 2 3 6 7   5 6   29
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6 8   8   18 8   48
Bank Swallow             2   2
Cliff Swallow 8               8
Barn Swallow 33 16 27 29 1 90 54   250
Carolina Chickadee 27 2 10 15 2 9 23   88
Tufted Titmouse 51 14 12 26 7 31 40 2 183
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 3 3 9   4 3   24
Brown-headed Nuthatch       2         2
House Wren 1 4   9 2 1 4   21
Carolina Wren 84 10 19 30 10 16 38 1 208
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 87 1 5 20 1 17 21   152
Eastern Bluebird 54 30 46 67 1 90 46   334
Swainson's Thrush         1   3   4
Wood Thrush 25 1 3 10 1 24 4   68
American Robin 69 201 82 103 2 140 50   647
Gray Catbird 2 2   3   2 2   11
Northern Mockingbird 29 42 59 37 1 26 56   250**
Brown Thrasher 16 7 15 15 1 10 4   68
European Starling 122 554 561 220 4 625 365   2451*
Cedar Waxwing 32 30 4 20   106 56   248
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Ovenbird 5 1 2 8 1 20     37
Worm-eating Warbler 6       1 2     9
Louisiana Waterthrush 11 1   2 1   5   20
Blue-winged Warbler 16 1             17
Black-and-white Warbler 2     4 2 8     16
Prothonotary Warbler 4           3   7
Tennessee Warbler       1         1
Nashville Warbler           1     1
Kentucky Warbler 46   1 13 4 6 13   83
Common Yellowthroat 76 11 10 33 2 10 32   174
Hooded Warbler 39   1 8 7 16 2   73
American Redstart 41 1 1 2 1 3 1   50
Cerulean Warbler 29       1 2     32
Northern Parula 49 2 1 2 3 3 13   73
Magnolia Warbler       1 1       2
Bay-breasted Warbler       1         1
Blackburnian Warbler           1     1
Yellow Warbler 18 1 1 3   1     24
Blackpoll Warbler 2     1     4   7
Pine Warbler 2   1 6   1     10
Yellow-throated Warbler 22   4 14 2 4 4   50
Prairie Warbler 15   2 2   7 8   34
Yellow-breasted Chat 41   6 12 1 6 23   89
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total
                   
Eastern Towhee 58 14 8 18 3 15 33   149
Chipping Sparrow 45 5 23 19 2 28 42 1 165
Field Sparrow 62 4 6 28 4 5 25   134
Savannah Sparrow             1   1
Grasshopper Sparrow   3       4 13   20
Song Sparrow 24 15 12 22 2 24 36   135
Summer Tanager 31 1 2 19 4 16 15   88
Scarlet Tanager 11 1 1 8 8 1 3   33
Northern Cardinal 98 33 42 65 9 44 45 3 339
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2     1 1 2     6
Blue Grosbeak 10 2 2 5   4 19   42
Indigo Bunting 186 21 21 67 13 72 79   459
Dickcissel             8   8*
Bobolink           1 21   22
Red-winged Blackbird 24 55 56 66   190 120   511
Eastern Meadowlark 20 24 27 35   180 38   324**
Common Grackle 33 53 59 28   14 14   201
Brown-headed Cowbird 41 3 35 43 1 75 33   231
Orchard Oriole 41   3 8   6 7   65
Baltimore Oriole 1       1       2
House Finch 4 12 9 22   2 12   61
American Goldfinch 39 3 1 23   13 16 3 98
House Sparrow 5 6 15 9   21 14   70
                   
Total Individuals 2569 1436 1621 1697 174 2660 2164 11 12332
                   
Total Species 98 74 79 91 57 98 94 6 128
                   
Location W NW N NE NNE E SW FW Total

Key to Observers:

Initials Name
DAD Douglas A. Downs
JaF Janie C. Finch, compiler
RCF Richard C. Finch
JuF Judy C. Fuson
MJH Michael J. Hawkins
LH Linda Henderson
MI Merritt Ireland
NSL Nancy S. Layzer
EKL Edmund K. LeGrand
MPO Michael P. O'Rourke
MSO Michelle S. O'Rourke
SEP Susan E. Pirolo
TMS Thomas M. Saya
RWS Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
SJS Stephen J. Stedman
WAW Winston A. Walden
CDW Carol D. Williams

Comments:

* = set or tied record high count for Putnam County Spring Bird Count (11 species); ** = set or tied record high count for Putnam County SBC and  record high count for Putnam County  (5 species). No species new to the Putnam County SBC was observed, leaving the all-time species total for this event at 204; however, a hybrid new to the count was observed and is denoted in red.

The Ring-necked Ducks were found at Lexus Pond (CDW, JuF).

The Common Loons were seen on Monterey Lake # 2 (DAD, JaF) and at Stites Farm (MJH, NSL, LH).

The Double-crested Cormorants were seen perched at Martin Creek along Rt. 96 (SJS, SEP) and flying over Monterey Lake #2 (DAD, JaF).

The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (adult) was found at Burgess Falls SNA (EKL).

The Osprey was seen flying over Monterey Lake #2 (DAD, JaF).

The Bald Eagle (adult) was found near the Caney Fork River (SJS, SEP).

The Northern Harrier was observed flying over fields near Tenntex Drive (DAD, JaF).

The Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen flying above a creek bed near Boyd Farris Road (DAD, JaF).

The Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Lexus Pond (CDW, JuF).

The Eurasian Collared-Dove was found at TTU baseball field (CDW, JuF).

The Barn Owls were found at the usual location (EKL).

The Olive-sided Flycatchers were seen on Coon Hunt Road (photo--CDW, JuF) and Joe Jackson Road (DAD, JaF--doc. form).

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher hybrid was observed in fields along Grimsley Road (MJH, NSL, LH).

The Loggerhead Shrikes were found at East Lollar Lane (EKL) and Foster Circle (MJH, NSL, LH).

The Horned Lark was observed near Cane Creek Road  (EKL).

The Bank Swallows were seen flying near Ball Hill and Medlin rds. (EKL).

The Cliff Swallows were found on Martin Creek Road and at exit 268 on I-40 (SJS, SEP).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were observed in the usual location (WAW, TMS, MPO).

The Nashville Warbler was found along Mill Creek Road (DAD, JaF).

The Dickcissels were found along Moss, Luke, and Lovejoy roads (EKL).

The Bobolinks were seen and heard near Tenntex Drive (DAD, JaF) and along Moss and Luke roads (EKL).

The Baltimore Orioles were heard along Rock Springs Rd. (SJS, SEP) and Macedonia Rd. (RWS).

 

Acknowledgment: Thanks to Richard Finch for assistance in compiling these data and especially to Janie Finch for compiling the overall results in a most efficient and timely manner during a period when the usual compiler was feeling less than chipper.

 

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