Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

 

Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosus)

 

Abundance: Uncommon; recorded in all Regional counties (Map of UCR Distribution); data from Regional bird-monitoring efforts indicate the population breeding in the Region is probably stable (see also Regional Bird-Monitoring Plan).

Status: Summer Resident; specimen ( 9 June 1938; Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky; W. M. Perrygo; Wetmore 1940).

Regional High Count and SBC/SBB High Count: 99 (10 May 2008; Putnam County, Tennessee [SBC]; m. ob.).

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Early Spring: x (

    Late Fall: x (

    Note: Spring arrival usually widespread by 25 April; fall departure largely complete by 5 September.  Regional dates of earliest reported spring arrival and latest reported fall departure for the years 20022011 follow:

Year Early Spring Arrival Late Fall Departure
2002 16 April 21 September
2003 19 April 28 September
2004 17 April --
2005 17 April --
2006 16 April --
2007 19 April 15 September
2008 12 April 6 October
2009 18 April 19 September
2010 25 April 13 September
2011 11 April --

Breeding: Confirmed (Recent). 

Habitat: x

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: Registered on 8 (of 125 possible) monthly check-lists during 2003 and on 13 (of 206 possible) check-lists during 2004, leading to YardWatch frequency classifications of Very Uncommon and Uncommon, respectively; the Kentucky is apparently quite a bit less likely to be encountered in Regional yards and neighborhoods than in the Region as a whole.

Foray Results: A summary of data from UCR Forays follows (to view a map displaying foray data for a county or a sub-Region for this species, click on the name of an underlined county or state below):

County Dates when Foray Conducted Total Blocks
in County *
Total Blocks in which
Kentucky Warbler
Recorded
Total Individuals
Recorded
         
Adair 816 June 2014 46 34 96
Barren 1–6 June 2013 54 19 41
Clinton 12–14 June 2009 24 20 40
Cumberland 1620 June 2014 35 28 78
McCreary 30 May5 Jun 2011 51 28 60
Metcalfe 812 June 2013 32 25 85
Monroe 1–12 June 2015 35 23 62
Pulaski 511 June 2010 72 39 73
Russell 1316, 2629 June 2012 31 13 41
Wayne 28 May3 June 2012 54 44 118
         
Kentucky   434 (408) 273 (62.9%) 694
         
Bledsoe 1824 June 2012 48 21 33
Clay 12–15 June 2010 30 16 41
Cumberland 29 May4 June 2010 75 40 68
DeKalb 2326 May 2008 40 23 60
Fentress 1117 June 2012 55 24 46
Jackson 29 May1 Jun 2009 40 30 87
Macon 1722 June 2013 32 31 130
Morgan 1–8 June 2014 58 32 60
Overton 2329 May 2011 47 35 96
Pickett 2225 May 2009 24 14 25
Putnam 6–12 June 2011 46 31 106
Scott 924 June 2016 62 37 129
Smith 1525 June 2015 37 28 132
Van Buren 13–15 June 2011 33 14 29
Warren 1–10 June 2016 47 23 39
White 1–6 June 2015 50 33 67
         
Tennessee   724 (651) 432 (59.7%) 1148
         
Region   1158 (c. 1059) 705 (60.9%) 1842

* Because some foray blocks fall into two or three counties, the total of blocks in the Kentucky or Tennessee portions of the Region is less than the sum of the blocks in the counties of each portion of the Region; similarly, because some blocks fall into both states, the total of blocks for the Region is less than the sum of the blocks in the two states.

Remarksx

Check-lists of Birds for the Counties of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of each county of the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed by clicking on the links below. For each county, there are two check-lists: one list that shows the species that have been observed and where possible documented in the county within the larger list for the entire Region; and one list that includes only the species observed in the county with annotations for the date and observers for at least one sighting (the ultimate goal of the latter list will be to include annotations for the very first known Regional observation of each species in that county; this goal is probably one that will take many years to complete, if completion is even a possibility). To see if the species discussed in this species account has been observed in a county, click below or click on the link for the Map of UCR Distribution near the top of the page.

Barren Metcalfe Adair Russell Pulaski
Monroe Cumberland Clinton Wayne McCreary
Macon Clay Pickett Fentress Scott
Smith Jackson Overton Putnam Morgan
DeKalb White Cumberland
Warren Van Buren Bledsoe

Check-lists of Birds for Some Public Access Birding Sites of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of some public access birding sites within the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed via the links below. To see if the species dealt with in this species account has been observed within any of these sites, click on the appropriate link below. See the pages for each county within the Gazetteer for links to additional smaller public access birding sites with check-lists in progress.

Burgess Falls SP, Putnam/White Counties, TN Barren River Lake SP, Barren County, KY
Cumberland Mountain SP, Cumberland County, TN General Burnside Island SP, Pulaski County, KY
Edgar Evins SP, DeKalb County, TN  
Fall Creek Falls SP, Bledsoe/Van Buren Counties, TN Pulaski County Park, Pulaski County, KY
Frozen Head SNA, Morgan County, TN Waitsboro Recreation Area, Pulaski County, KY
Rock Island SP, Warren/White Counties, TN  
Standing Stone SP, Overton County, TN Big South Fork NRRA, KY and TN
   
Cane Creek Park, Putnam County, TN  
Roaring River Recreation Area, Jackson County, TN  

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