Results of the 45th Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Count, Conducted 16 December 2006

 

The 45th Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted 16 December 2006.

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Table 1. Results of Cookeville, Tennessee, CBC 16 December 2006.

Territory Location SE W SW NW N ENE Cent. White   Total
                     
Party Leader SJS BHS DLC GKE WAW RWS DAD WB FW  
Field Observers CDW TMC KB JCF MPO   JEM SB BD  
  NSL     MJH         JEBH  
  SEP               MR  
  MH                  
Number of Parties 1 1 1 1–2 1 1–2 1 1 0 8–10
Number of Field Observers 5 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 19
Number of Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Hours by Car 10.25 6.5 7 9.5 8 5.5 10.5 8 0 65.25
Hours on Foot 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 14
Total Party Hours 10.25 9.5 9 14.5 10 6.5 10.5 9 0 79.25
Miles by Car 80 68 40.25 60 73 31 70 68 0 490.25
Miles on Foot 0 2.5 1 3.5 1.5 0.5 0 0.25 0 9.25
Total Party Miles 80 70.5 41.25 63.5 74.5 31.5 70 68.25 0 499.5
Hours Owling 2 1 0 0.25 0.25 0 2.5 1 0 7
Miles Owling 22 8 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 56
Hours at Feeders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.25 4.25
                     
Start CST 0420 0530 0630 0615 0600 0615 0400 0530 0800 0400
End CST 1635 1650 1630 1630 1600 1300 1700 1530 1630 1700
                     
Low Temperature (F) 37 36 38 36
High Temperature (F) 70 64 68 70
Wind Speed 0–10
Wind Direction S
Sky AM clear
Sky PM clear
Precipitation AM none
Precipitation PM none
Moon Phase waning crescent
                     
Canada Goose 8 32 63 27 66 0 6 10 0 212
Wood Duck 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 9
Northern Shoveler 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 17
Gadwall 20 3 15 0 10 0 11 0 0 59**
Mallard 23 14 14 16 1 13 17 2 0 100
Ring-necked Duck 0 6 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 27
Bufflehead 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Hooded Merganser 15 3 1 6 0 0 39 0 0 64
Ruddy Duck 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Wild Turkey 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 10
Northern Bobwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Pied-billed Grebe 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Rock Pigeon 4 46 7 23 0 44 5 16 0 145
Eurasian Collared-Dove 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mourning Dove 91 135 18 96 30 7 36 47 25 485
American Coot 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
    Sandhill Crane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cw
Killdeer 11 5 15 5 0 0 0 18 0 54
American Woodcock 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Wilson's Snipe 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Common Loon 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2*
Great Blue Heron 7 3 4 6 3 0 1 1 1 26*
Black Vulture 300 60 13 8 5 1 4 3 0 394 (391)**
Turkey Vulture 51 1 24 8 41 8 23 17 0 173
Northern Harrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 13
Red-tailed Hawk 4 8 3 4 6 3 6 4 0 38
Eastern Screech-Owl 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 10
Great Horned Owl 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9*
Barred Owl 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
Belted Kingfisher 4 5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 15*
Red-headed Woodpecker 2 0 2 2 0 0 10 3 0 19
Red-bellied Woodpecker 24 8 12 15 9 7 10 8 0 93 (85)**
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5 2 1 6 0 2 4 2 0 22
Downy Woodpecker 21 9 3 2 9 3 4 4 1 56
Hairy Woodpecker 1 0 0 3 2 4 1 1 0 12
Northern Flicker 10 16 3 14 6 2 9 3 0 63
Pileated Woodpecker 7 2 1 6 2 2 1 3 0 24
American Kestrel 14 5 3 8 6 6 7 15 0 64
Eastern Phoebe 10 1 5 1 2 3 1 3 0 26*
Blue Jay 47 80 45 61 34 28 67 45 8 415 (370)**
American Crow 101 165 127 64 72 28 90 42 3 692
Horned Lark 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Carolina Chickadee 55 45 26 29 22 22 8 5 3 215 (210)**
Tufted Titmouse 39 50 37 32 16 20 30 11 7 242 (231)**
White-breasted Nuthatch 30 12 3 19 5 13 8 4 4 98*
Brown-headed Nuthatch 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Brown Creeper 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Winter Wren 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Marsh Wren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Carolina Wren 35 45 34 24 23 20 24 8 1 214*
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 6 4 13 0 1 2 0 0 29
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4
Eastern Bluebird 81 145 33 58 42 17 56 93 5 530 (437)**
Hermit Thrush 5 7 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 19
American Robin 19 105 42 19 22 6 16 8 0 237
Brown Thrasher 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7
Northern Mockingbird 23 40 24 36 24 11 15 16 1 190 (174)**
European Starling 421 550 134 401 300 0 220 174 03 2203
Cedar Waxwing 43 0 0 15 5 0 0 0 0 63
House Sparrow 12 95 2 7 14 5 28 6 18 187
American Pipit  40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40
House Finch 18 30 30 7 4 9 1 14 6 119
American Goldfinch 16 32 1 14 10 14 21 14 6 128
Eastern Towhee 17 24 20 14 4 6 8 10 0 103
Chipping Sparrow 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 1 0 14
Field Sparrow 33 75 21 25 16 1 65 7 0 243 (236)**
Savannah Sparrow 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Fox Sparrow 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 7
Song Sparrow 43 130 38 49 22 19 35 6 1 343 (337)#
Lincoln's Sparrow 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Swamp Sparrow 3 32 5 0 5 1 8 2 0 56
White-throated Sparrow 79 140 36 43 6 3 37 12 2 358 (346)#
White-crowned Sparrow 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 12
Dark-eyed Junco 51 47 21 10 28 26 15 28 1 227
Eastern Meadowlark 27 45 2 14 10 2 8 45 0 153
Red-winged Blackbird 0 1 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Common Grackle 0 0 4 51 0 0 0 40 0 120
Pine Warbler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 4 2 16 1 8 2 0 0 45
Northern Cardinal 51 110 44 39 19 21 26 17 16 343
                     
Total Individuals  1952 2433 956 1342 961  399 1010 804  138 9995
                     
Total Species 56 63 51 54 48 41 54 58 21 83

 

Key to Observer Initials (FW = Feeder Watcher):

Initials Observer's Name
KB Kris Bolin
SB Sharon Brines
WB Wally Brines
TMC Terry M. Campbell
DLC Daniel L. Combs
DAD Douglas A. Downs
BD Bettie Doyle (FW)
GKE Ginger K. Ensor
JCF Janie C. Finch
MJH Michael J. Hawkins
MH Mary Hays (FW)
JEBH Jane E. B. Herrin (FW)
NSL Nancy S. Layzer
JEM Joseph E. Mast
MPO Michael P. O'Rourke
SEP Susan E. Pirolo
MR Michele Ramsey
RWS Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
BHS Barbara H. Stedman
SJS Stephen J. Stedman, compiler
WAW Winston A. Walden
CDW Carol D. Williams

 

Notes:

cw = observed count week (December 13–15 & 17–19) only.

* = new Cookeville CBC high count (7 species).

** = new Cookeville CBC high count and Putnam County high count (9 species—Putnam County high count in parentheses; the Putnam County high count is lower than the CBC high count because part of the CBC circle is in White County; any birds seen in that county may be counted as part of the Cookeville CBC high count, but not as part of the Putnam County all-time high count).

# = new all-time high count for Putnam County (2 species; the number in parentheses is the number referred to).

Two species in red—Marsh Wren and Lincoln's Sparrow—were new to the count, bringing the all-time Cookeville CBC species total to 132.

The Common Loons, observed flying over the lake at Cane Creek Park (BHS), were recorded on count day of a Cookeville CBC for the first time, but this species had been recorded once previously as a count week species.

The Eurasian Collared-Dove was found near Double Springs (BHS, TMC).

The Horned Larks were found on Boatman Rd. (DAD).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were found at the traditional site in the county (WAW, MPO).

The Marsh Wren was found on Walnut Grove Rd., White County (WB, SB).

The Lincoln's Sparrow was found at the South Pointe subdivision on Bennett Rd. (DLC, KB).

 

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