Cumulative Species List for All Upper Cumberland Region Christmas Bird Counts
About 170 species have been collectively recorded on Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) and Christmas BirdBlitzes (CBB) conducted within the Upper Cumberland Region since the 1936–1937 (37th) CBC season. These species are listed below (Table 1) with an indication of the Regional CBCs/CBBs on which they have been recorded. In addition to the CBC/CBB sites listed in the table, several other sites in the Region have hosted CBCs a few times in the past, including Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky; Summer Shade, Metcalfe County, Kentucky; and Science Hill, Pulaski County, Kentucky. A link to data from these sites is provided below followed by links to pages displaying data collected at each of the various CBC/CBB sites around the Region:
Table 1. Cumulative Species List for Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) and Christmas BirdBlitzes (CBBs) Conducted in the Upper Cumberland Region.
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
State | KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN |
Type of Count | CBC | CBC | CBC | CBC | CBC | CBB | CBC | CBC | CBC | CBC | CBB | CBC | CBC | CBC |
First Season | 2017– | 1936– | 2006– | 1979– | 2002– | 2008– | 1999– | 1957– | 2006– | 2003– | 2009– | 1978– | 1980– | 2004– |
2018 | 1937 | 2007 | 1980 | 2003 | 2009 | 2000 | 1958 | 2007 | 2004 | 2010 | 1979 | 1981 | 2005 | |
Most Recent | 2019– | 2019– | 2019– | 2019– | 2019– | 2008– | 2012– | 2016– | 2019– | 2015– | 2009– | 2001– | 2018– | 2018– |
Season | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2009 | 2013 | 2017 | 2020 | 2016 | 2010 | 2002 | 2019 | 2019 |
Total CBCs/CBBs Conducted | 3 | 68 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 15 |
Total Species | 108 | 127 | 121 | 125 | 116 | 77 | 109 | 136 | 115 | 114 | 69 | 88 | 116 | 121 |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Snow Goose |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Ross's Goose |
x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Cackling Goose | x | |||||||||||||
Canada Goose |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Mute Swan | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Trumpeter Swan | x | x | ||||||||||||
Tundra Swan | x | x | x | |||||||||||
Wood Duck |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Blue-winged Teal | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Northern Shoveler |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Gadwall |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
American Wigeon |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
American Black Duck |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Mallard |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Northern Pintail |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Green-winged Teal |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Canvasback |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Redhead |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Ring-necked Duck |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Greater Scaup |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Lesser Scaup |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Surf Scoter | x | x | ||||||||||||
Black Scoter | x | |||||||||||||
Long-tailed Duck |
x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Bufflehead |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Common Goldeneye |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Hooded Merganser |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Common Merganser |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Red-breasted Merganser |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Ruddy Duck |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | |
Northern Bobwhite |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Ruffed Grouse |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Wild Turkey |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Pied-billed Grebe |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Horned Grebe |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Eared Grebe | x | x | ||||||||||||
Western Grebe | x | |||||||||||||
Rock Pigeon |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Eurasian Collared-Dove | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Mourning Dove |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Rufous Hummingbird | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Virginia Rail | x | x | ||||||||||||
American Coot |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Sandhill Crane |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Whooping Crane | x | x | x | |||||||||||
Killdeer |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Dunlin | x | |||||||||||||
Least Sandpiper | x | |||||||||||||
American Woodcock |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Wilson's Snipe |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Spotted Sandpiper |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Greater Yellowlegs |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Franklin's Gull | x | |||||||||||||
Bonaparte's Gull |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Ring-billed Gull |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Herring Gull |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Lesser Black-backed Gull | x | |||||||||||||
Red-throated Loon | x | |||||||||||||
Common Loon |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Double-crested Cormorant | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Great Blue Heron |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Great Egret | x | x | ||||||||||||
Green Heron |
x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Black-crowned Night-Heron | x | x | ||||||||||||
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | |
Black Vulture |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Turkey Vulture |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Osprey | x | x | ||||||||||||
Golden Eagle | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Northern Harrier |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Cooper's Hawk |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Bald Eagle |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Red-shouldered Hawk |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Red-tailed Hawk |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Rough-legged Hawk |
x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Barn Owl |
x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Eastern Screech-Owl |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Great Horned Owl |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Barred Owl |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Long-eared Owl | x | |||||||||||||
Short-eared Owl | x | x | ||||||||||||
Belted Kingfisher |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Red-bellied Woodpecker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Downy Woodpecker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Hairy Woodpecker | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Northern Flicker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Pileated Woodpecker |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
American Kestrel |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Merlin |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. |
Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | |
Eastern Phoebe |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Loggerhead Shrike |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Northern Shrike | x | |||||||||||||
White-eyed Vireo | x | |||||||||||||
Blue-headed Vireo | x | x | ||||||||||||
Blue Jay |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
American Crow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Horned Lark |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Carolina Chickadee |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Tufted Titmouse |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Brown-headed Nuthatch | x | |||||||||||||
Brown Creeper |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
House Wren |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Winter Wren |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Sedge Wren | x | |||||||||||||
Marsh Wren | x | x | x | |||||||||||
Carolina Wren |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Bewick's Wren |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | x | x | ||||||||||||
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Eastern Bluebird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Hermit Thrush |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Wood Thrush | x | |||||||||||||
American Robin |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Gray Catbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Brown Thrasher |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Northern Mockingbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | |
European Starling |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Cedar Waxwing |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
House Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
American Pipit |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Evening Grosbeak |
x | x | x | |||||||||||
House Finch |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Purple Finch |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Red Crossbill | x | |||||||||||||
Pine Siskin |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
American Goldfinch |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lapland Longspur | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Eastern Towhee |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
American Tree Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
Chipping Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Clay-colored Sparrow | x | |||||||||||||
Field Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Vesper Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
Savannah Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Henslow's Sparrow | x | |||||||||||||
Fox Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Song Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lincoln's Sparrow | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
Swamp Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
White-crowned Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Harris's Sparrow | x | |||||||||||||
White-throated Sparrow |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Dark-eyed Junco |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R. Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | |
Yellow-breasted Chat | x | |||||||||||||
Bobolink | x | |||||||||||||
Eastern Meadowlark |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Baltimore Oriole |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Red-winged Blackbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Rusty Blackbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
Brewer's Blackbird |
x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
Common Grackle |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Ovenbird | x | |||||||||||||
Orange-crowned Warbler |
x | x | x | |||||||||||
Common Yellowthroat |
x | x | x | |||||||||||
American Redstart | x | |||||||||||||
Palm Warbler |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Pine Warbler |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Prairie Warbler |
x | x | ||||||||||||
Northern Cardinal |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Indigo Bunting | x | |||||||||||||
Dickcissel | x | |||||||||||||
Total Species | 108 | 127 | 121 | 125 | 116 | 77 | 109 | 136 | 115 | 114 | 69 | 88 | 115 | 121 |
Count Name | Barren | Glas- | Rus.- Ad. | Somer- | Wayne | Bled- soe | Clay | Cooke- | Cross- | DeKalb | Fentr.- Morg. | Pick- ett | War- ren | White |
R.Lake | gow | Co. | set | Co. | Co. | Co. | ville | ville | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | Co. | |
KY | KY | KY | KY | KY | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN | TN |
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