Information about Christmas Bird Counts, Mainly in the Upper Cumberland RegionCentral Node

An Eastern Bluebird inspecting a nest box 20 November 2016 at a site within the Cookeville CBC circle about a month prior to the beginning of the 117th CBC season; photograph Stephen J. Stedman.

 

Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) represent the longest-running, citizen-science, fauna-monitoring project in the world today; furthermore, no other such project has brought so large a number of participants into its fold, literally many tens of thousands over the past century.  Begun Christmas Day 1900 by Frank Chapman and 26 other dedicated birders of the very late Nineteenth Century who collectively conducted 25 CBCs and counted 90 species of birds that day, this project is now tri-continental in scope with more than 2000 sites being included in its ever-increasing database. Many veterans of bird counts consider it to be the highlight of the birding year.

    For results of CBCs conducted during various CBC seasons or at various sites in the Upper Cumberland Region, click on one of the links below:

    To visit the tri-continental (North America, South America, and Antarctica) CBC website, click on this link:

    For a list of species that would benefit from written documentation on CBCs in Tennessee, click on the following link:

    A table displaying the all-time high counts for species recorded on Tennessee CBCs may be viewed by clicking on the following link:

    To see a table offering comparative data on total species recorded on CBCs in the UCR versus total species recorded on Great Backyard Bird Counts in the UCR beginning with the winter of 20032004, click on the following link:

    For a table itemizing the number of Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) conducted annuallyand submitted to the tri-continental CBC databasein Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama since the inception of the CBC in 1900, click on the following link:

    For a table presenting data on numbers of Loggerhead Shrikes recorded on CBCs in TN, MS, and AL (19922002), click on the following link:

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20192020 (120th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region:

  • December 14White, TN (xx species)
  • December 15
  • December 16
  • December 17Glasgow, KY (71 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19Barren River Lake, KY (86 species)
  • December 20
  • December 21Crossville, TN (78 species); Russell-Adair, KY (89 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (75 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4Wayne County, KY (79 species)
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20182019 (119th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region:

  • December 14
  • December 15White, TN (85 species)
  • December 16
  • December 17Barren River Lake, KY (81 species)
  • December 18Glasgow, KY (61 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20
  • December 21
  • December 22Crossville, TN (81 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29Russell-Adair, KY (91 species)
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (77 species)
  • January 2Warren County, TN (68 species)
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5Wayne County, KY (86 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20172018 (118th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14
  • December 15
  • December 16
  • December 18Russell-Adair Co., KY (90 species);
  •                           White County, TN (88 species)
  • December 17
  • December 18
  • December 19
  • December 20
  • December 21Barren River Lake, KY (92 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (80 species);
  •                      Glasgow, KY (66 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Warren County, TN (85 species)
  • January 4
  • January 5Wayne County, KY (87 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20162017 (117th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14Cookeville, TN (89 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Russell-Adair, KY (88 species)
  • December 17White County, TN (82 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19
  • December 20Crossville, TN (92 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30Warren County, TN (74 species)
  • December 31Somerset, KY (82 species)
  • January 1
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4Wayne County, KY (78 species)
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20152016 (116th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14Cookeville, TN (87 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Russell-Adair, KY (79 species)
  • December 17DeKalb County, TN (87 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19
  • December 20White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22Crossville, TN (86 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (79 species)
  • January 2Warren County, TN (74 species)
  • January 3
  • January 4Wayne County, KY (77 species)
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20142015 (115th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14Cookeville, TN (86 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Russell-Adair, KY (68 species)
  • December 17
  • December 18Wayne County, KY (73 species);
  •                          DeKalb County, TN (84 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22
  • December 23Crossville, TN (82 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (86 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Warren County, TN (73 species)
  • January 4
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20132014 (114th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14Cookeville, TN (84 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Russell-Adair, KY (80 species)
  • December 17Wayne County, KY (84 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19DeKalb County, TN (91 species)
  • December 20
  • December 21White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23Crossville, TN (88 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (88 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Warren County, TN (87 species)
  • January 4
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20122013 (113th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14
  • December 15Cookeville, TN (85 species)
  • December 16
  • December 17Russell-Adair, KY (73 species)
  • December 18—White County, TN (84 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20DeKalb County, TN (85 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22Crossville, TN (89 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30Glasgow, KY (79 species)
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (76 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Clay County, TN (73 species)
  • January 4Warren County, TN (76 species)
  • January 5Wayne County, KY (86 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted or to be conducted during the 20112012 (112th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14Russell-Adair, KY (82 species)
  • December 15Clay County, TN (83 species)
  • December 16
  • December 17Cookeville, TN (84 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 20
  • December 21Crossville, TN (88 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23DeKalb County, TN (82 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30
  • December 31Somerset, KY (78 species)
  • January 1
  • January 2Glasgow, KY (53 species)
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5Wayne County, KY (76 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted or to be conducted during the 20102011 (111th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14RussellAdair, KY (82 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Wayne County, KY (77 species)
  • December 17
  • December 18Cookeville, TN (96 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20DeKalb County, TN (82 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22
  • December 23Crossville, TN (90 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27
  • December 28White County, TN (87 species)
  • December 29Clay County, TN (74 species)
  • December 30
  • December 31Glasgow, KY (80 species)
  • January 1Somerset, KY (75 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4Warren County, TN (74 species)
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) and Christmas BirdBlitzes (CBBs*) conducted during the 20092010 (110th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14RussellAdair, KY (77 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Clay County, TN (85 species)
  • December 17Wayne County, KY (83 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19Cookeville, TN (91 species)
  • December 20
  • December 21White County, TN (90 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23Crossville, TN (90 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26DeKalb County, TN (79 species)
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29Fentress/Morgan, TN (69 species) *
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (83 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Glasgow, KY (77 species)
  • January 4Warren County, TN (62 species)
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) and Christmas BirdBlitzes (CBBs*) conducted during the 20082009 (109th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14
  • December 15Clay County, TN (74 species)
  • December 16
  • December 17Crossville, TN (82 species);
  •                           RussellAdair, KY (70 species)                         
  • December 18Wayne County, KY (86 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20Cookeville, TN (91 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22White County, TN (86 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27DeKalb County, TN (85 species)
  • December 28
  • December 29Bledsoe County, TN (77 species)*
  • December 30Glasgow, KY (56 species)
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (84 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3Warren County, TN (78 species)
  • January 4
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20072008 (108th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14RussellAdair, KY (72 species)
  • December 15Cookeville, TN (88 species)
  • December 16
  • December 17
  • December 18Clay County, TN (85 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22Crossville, TN (92 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27DeKalb County, TN (74 species)
  • December 28
  • December 29Somerset, KY (77 species);
  •                           Glasgow, KY (62 species)
  • December 30
  • December 31
  • January 1
  • January 2
  • January 3Wayne County, KY (77 species)
  • January 4
  • January 5Warren County, TN (75 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20062007 (107th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region (with species totals): 

  • December 14Clay County, TN (83 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16Cookeville, TN (83 species)
  • December 17
  • December 18
  • December 19Wayne County, KY (85 species)
  • December 20
  • December 21White County, TN (83 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23Crossville, TN (78 species)
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26DeKalb County, TN (75 species);
  •                           RussellAdair, KY (54 species)
  • December 27
  • December 28
  • December 29Glasgow, KY (50 species)
  • December 30Somerset, KY (78 species)
  • December 31
  • January 1
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5Warren County, TN (72 species)

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20052006 (106th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region (with species totals): 

  • December 14Clay County, TN (82 species)
  • December 15
  • December 16
  • December 17Cookeville, TN (89 species)
  • December 18
  • December 19
  • December 20Wayne County, KY (86 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22White County, TN (82 species)
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27DeKalb County, TN (83 species)
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30Warren County, TN (71 species)
  • December 31Somerset, KY (84 species);
  •                           Glasgow, KY (57 species)
  • January 1
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20042005 (105th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region (with species totals): 

  • December 14
  • December 15
  • December 16Clay County, TN (80 species)
  • December 17
  • December 18Cookeville, TN (83 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20
  • December 21White County, TN (89 species)
  • December 22
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27Wayne County, KY (83 species)
  • December 28DeKalb County, TN (79 species)
  • December 29
  • December 30Warren County, TN (71 species)
  • December 31Glasgow, KY (70 species)
  • January 1Somerset, KY (79 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5

 

Here is the schedule of Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) conducted during the 20032004 (104th) CBC season in the Upper Cumberland Region: 

  • December 14
  • December 15
  • December 16
  • December 17Wayne Co., KY (74 species)
  • December 18Clay Co., TN (86 species)
  • December 19
  • December 20Cookeville, TN (89 species)
  • December 21
  • December 22
  • December 23
  • December 24
  • December 25
  • December 26
  • December 27Warren Co., TN (77 species);
  •                           Glasgow, KY (53 species)
  • December 28
  • December 29
  • December 30DeKalb Co., TN (75 species)
  • December 31
  • January 1Somerset, KY (82 species)
  • January 2
  • January 3
  • January 4
  • January 5

*A Christmas BirdBlitz (CBB) differs from a Christmas Bird Count (CBC) only in being a one-time event instead of an annual event.

 

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