Results of the 49th Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Count, Conducted 18 December 2010

 

Two Trumpeter Swans, a new species for Putnam County and for the Cookeville CBC, were first observed on City Lake 14 December 2010 by Barbara H. Stedman and were photographed (above) on that date by DJ Stanley; they remained to be recorded on count day and a few days beyond.

 

The 49th Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted 18 December 2010. The total species—96—recorded during the CBC exceeded the previous record species total—91—accumulated during the history of this count, a total achieved during each of the previous two CBC seasons (2008–2009 and 2009–2010).

    One species new to the Cookeville CBC was observed during this count: Trumpeter Swan (see photo above).

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Table 1. Results of the Cookeville, Tennessee, CBC, Conducted 18 December 2010.

Territory Location W NW NE ENE SE SC SW White FW Total
                     
Party Leader BHS GKE WAW RWS SJS DAD DLC WB    
Party Members JCF MJH TMS       EKL SB RCF  
  BKC NSL MPO         DB    
                     
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7–8
Number of Field Obs. 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 17
Number of Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
                     
   Hours by Car 9.5 9.5 8.75 1.5 10 9 2 7 0 57.25
   Hours on Foot 0.5 0.75 1 2.5 0.5 1 8.5 0 0 14.75
Total Party Hours 10 10.25 9.75 4 10.5 10 10.5 7 0 72
   Miles by Car 66 60.5 64 18 84 75 60 70 0 497.5
   Miles on Foot 0.5 1 1 1.5 0.5 1 2 0 0 7.5
Total Party Miles 66.5 61.5 65 19.5 84.5 76 62 70 0 505
Hours Owling 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.5 0.25 2.25
Miles Owling 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 14
Hours at Feeders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0.25
                     
Start CST 0615 0640 0645 -- 0615 0530 0615 0530 1600 0530
End CST 1645 1650 1630 -- 1645 1630 1645 1500 1615 1650
Low Temperature F                   25
High Temperature F                   36
Wind Speed (mph)                   0–20
Wind Direction                   Var.
Sky AM                   overcast
Sky PM                   cloudy
Precipitation AM                   snow
Precipitation PM                   none
Moon Phase                   near full
                     
Canada Goose 104 130 2     120 90 43   489
Trumpeter Swan         2         2*
Wood Duck 53 3 2         9   67*
Northern Shoveler         4         4
Gadwall 3   4   23   1 2   33
American Wigeon               2   2
Mallard 102 14 18   20 28 15 16   213
American Black Duck 3           2 4   9* (tie)
Green-winged Teal 8                 8*
Canvasback                   cw
Ring-necked Duck 6   1         2   9
Lesser Scaup 11           1     12*
Bufflehead 8       1     3   12
Common Goldeneye 4                 4
Hooded Merganser 15   17   9 46 1     88*
Ruddy Duck 16                 16
Northern Bobwhite               8   8
Wild Turkey 8     3 35     58   104
Pied-billed Grebe 1   2   3     1   7
Rock Pigeon 40 27 10 33   7 40 45   202
Eurasian Collared-Dove 10                 10*
Mourning Dove 178 103 29 24 17 55 57 78   541
American Coot 84                 84
Sandhill Crane             4 27   31
Killdeer 2 11 4 1 4   4 6   32
American Woodcock 1             1   2
Wilson's Snipe               1   1
Common Loon                   cw
Great Blue Heron 2 1   1 2 2 2 5   15
Black Vulture 18 11 33   25 19 8 9   123
Turkey Vulture 5 72 9 1 13 14 16 27   157
Northern Harrier   3     2   2     7**
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1   2   3
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 2     2       6
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 6   4   5 8   27*
Red-tailed Hawk 4 8 6   6 1 5 6   36
Barn Owl                 1 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 6       2 5 1 1   15*
Great Horned Owl 2         1   1   4
Barred Owl 2 1           2   5
Belted Kingfisher 1 2 1   1 1 1 1   8
Red-headed Woodpecker   3 1     2 12 2   20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12 22 14 6 24 18 19 11   126*
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 1 4 1 11 1 3 2   26
Downy Woodpecker 9 3 8 3 6 5 14 2   50
Hairy Woodpecker   1 5 1 4 1 2 1   15
Northern Flicker 10 11 10 2 7 3 6 3   52
Pileated Woodpecker 3 2 5 2 12 1 3 5   33
American Kestrel 9 13 5 2 7 3 4 23   66
Merlin             1     1*
Eastern Phoebe 3 5 6   1 2 2 1   20
Loggerhead Shrike   2       1   1   4
Blue Jay 112 75 44 7 26 60 68 54   446
American Crow 270 115 112 19 45 116 66 57   800
Horned Lark               6   6
Carolina Chickadee 23 14 14 4 22 8 25 5   115
Tufted Titmouse 35 19 26 7 21 14 19 6   147
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1       1     2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 7 12 3 17 5 5 2   53
Brown-headed Nuthatch     5             5
Brown Creeper 2 1     1   2 1   7
Winter Wren   1   3 4 1 2 1   12* (tie)
Carolina Wren 28 12 10 11 19 13 16 4   113
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 11 18   16 3 8     58
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1   6 2   1 1     11
Eastern Bluebird 34 71 62 3 23 48 30 73   344
Hermit Thrush 6 2 10 1 4   2     25
American Robin 61 18 246   62 34 139 36   596
Gray Catbird               1   1
Brown Thrasher 10 1 2   2 4 4 2   25
Northern Mockingbird 45 31 24 1 13 27 19 13   173
European Starling 1360 480 2400   270 425 3450 218   8603
Cedar Waxwing 12 24 30   115 51 134 68   434
House Sparrow 27   10   3 5 2 9   56
American Pipit         1   2     3
House Finch 68 32 4   36 6 29 2   177
Purple Finch 4 1 1   7 1 1     15
Pine Siskin         1         1
American Goldfinch 36 55 6 2 45 3 31 27   205
Eastern Towhee 36 17 7 1 6 24 15 11   117
Chipping Sparrow 16 11 10   1 20 2 5   65*
Field Sparrow 30 55 47   35 20 65 4   256*
Savannah Sparrow 3   4     3   6   16
Fox Sparrow 1         1 10     12
Song Sparrow 40 24 48 4 26 47 90 2   281
Swamp Sparrow     9   1 4 18 5   37
White-throated Sparrow 61 50 24 1 44 87 114 65   446*
White-crowned Sparrow         6   17     23*
Dark-eyed Junco 40 22 21   29 61 18 59   250*
Eastern Meadowlark 79 42 16   10 11 1 48   207
Red-winged Blackbird 5         1 213 1   220
Brown-headed Cowbird             1 2   3
Rusty Blackbird             3     3
Common Grackle         4   780     784
Pine Warbler             1     1
Palm Warbler     1             1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13 22 15 4 23 23 33 15   148
Northern Cardinal 79 35 49 5 25 43 53 46   335
                     
Total Individuals 3290 1700 3498 158 1208 1509 5811 1273 1 18448
                     
Total Species 69 53 58 30 60 56 68 69 1 96

 

Key to Observer Initials (FW = Feederwatcher):

Initials Observer Name
   
DB Denise Bradford
SB Sharon Brines
WB Wally Brines
DLC Daniel L. Combs
BKC Brenda K. Curtis
DAD Douglas A. Downs
GKE Ginger K. Ensor
JCF Janie C. Finch
RCF Richard C. Finch (FW)
MJH Michael J. Hawkins
NSL Nancy S. Layzer
EKL Edmund K. LeGrand
MPO Michael P. O'Rourke
TMS Thomas M. Saya
RWS Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
BHS Barbara H. Stedman
SJS Stephen J. Stedman, compiler
WAW Winston A. Walden

Comments:

cw = observed some time during count week (December 15–17 & 19–21) only.

* = new Cookeville CBC high count (16 species plus 2 ties).

** = new Cookeville CBC high count and Putnam County high count (1 species—Putnam County high count in parentheses if different from CBC high count; the Putnam County high count may be 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).

One species denoted in red was new to the Cookeville CBC, bringing the all-time species total for this CBC to 136.

The two Trumpeter Swans first appeared on City Lake 14 December 2010 (BHS); they remained until count day (SJS) and several days beyond, becoming the first of their kind to be recorded in Putnam County.

The total of 27 Red-shouldered Hawks tied the high count for Tennessee CBCs.

The Merlin was observed near the Southern Hills Golf Course in the southwest territory of the CBC circle (DLC, EKL).

The Loggerhead Shrikes were located as follows: Elbert Mackie Rd. (DAD); Foster Circle (GKE, MJH, NSL); Castlebrook subdivision at intersection of Countess Trail and King's Court off Shipley Rd. (GKE, MJH, NSL); and in White County near the intersection of Old Kentucky Rd. and Old Cookeville Rd. (WB, SB, DB).

The Gray Catbird was observed at the end of Old Cookeville Rd. in the White County portion of the CBC circle (WB).

The Rusty Blackbirds were observed near the Southern Hills Golf Course in the southwest territory of the CBC circle (DLC, EKL).

 

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