Results of the 52nd Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Count, Conducted 14 December 2013

 
 

 

The 52nd Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted 14 December 2013, a day that witnessed overcast conditions all day with rain falling much of the morning and occasional light precipitation during some of the afternoon.The total of species recorded—84—was a bit below average for the past decade but only one fewer than the total obtained during the previous (15 December 2012) Cookeville CBC.  No species new to the Cookeville CBC was observed during this count.

    To view a summary of Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) data during the past quarter century (1987–present), go to each of these pages:

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    For a summary of high counts for each species registered on the Cookeville CBC, click below:

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Table 1. Results of the Cookeville, Tennessee, CBC Conducted 14 December 2013.

Territory Location W NW N NE SE SW White FW Total
                 
Party Leader EKL GKE JCF DAD SJS DLC WB  
Party Members LH RCF NSL SEP SB MI
CDW DRB
MSF
                   
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Number of Field Observers 1 2 3 2 4 1 2 0 15
Number of Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
                   
   Hours on Foot 7 1.25 1.75 1 0 1 0 0 12
   Hours by Car 2.75 6.5 8 10 10 7 8 0 52.25
Total Party Hours 9.75 7.75 9.75 11 10 8 8 0 64.25
   Miles on Foot 4 1.25 1.5 1 0 0.5 0 0 8.25
   Miles by Car 45 44 94 97 69 32 69 0 450
Total Party Miles 49 45.25 95.5 98 69 32.5 69 0 458.25
Hours Owling 0.25 0 0 0 0.25 0 1 0 1.5
Miles Owling 0.25 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5.25
Hours at Feeders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
                 
Start CST 0625 0815 0610 0630 0730 0500 0850 0500
End CST 1700 1630 1640 1645 1600 1430 1500 1700
Low Temperature F 40 45 40 40 42 43 40
High Temperature F 50 49 48 49 52 48 52
Wind Speed (mph) Breezy 0–15 5–10 0–5 0–10 0–15
Wind Direction S NW? SW S SW
Sky AM Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Sky PM Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Precipitation AM Rain/Driz Rain/Driz Rain Rain Rain Rain Rain
Precipitation PM Rain/Driz Rain/Driz Drizzle Showers Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle
Moon Phase 3 Days to Full Past 1st Quarter Past 1st Quarter Nearing Full
                 
Canada Goose 225 14 44 15 85 91 36 510
Wood Duck 7 8 15
Northern Shoveler 3 6 9
Gadwall 6 6 4 35 51
American Black Duck 1 2 4 7
Mallard 80 21 3 28 100 8 9 249
Ring-necked Duck 45 45
Lesser Scaup 2 2 4
Bufflehead 17 17
Common Goldeneye cw
Hooded Merganser 1 2 2 3 40 2 6 56
Ruddy Duck 14 14
Northern Bobwhite 8 8
Wild Turkey 4 4
Pied-billed Grebe 20 1 3 24
Rock Pigeon 9 2 61 27 200 18 317 ** (tie) (299)
Eurasian Collared-Dove 8 8
Mourning Dove 55 65 12 35 46 49 187 6 455
American Coot 50 4 1 55
Killdeer 2 17 5 10 14 12 60
Wilson's Snipe 1 1
Great Blue Heron 3 2 1 5 2 13
Black Vulture 2 4 3 55 1 2 67
Turkey Vulture 13 17 21 15 84 23 11 184
Northern Harrier 4 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 1 4
Accipiter Sp. 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1 3 2 1 9
Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 1 4 2 2 1 16
Barn Owl 1 1
Great Horned Owl 1 1
Barred Owl 1 2 3
Belted Kingfisher 2 1 1 2 1 2 9
Red-headed Woodpecker 3 2 2 6 5 1 19
Red-bellied Woodpecker 13 13 4 8 18 8 4 2 70
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 2 7 4 1 17
Downy Woodpecker 6 2 3 2 2 4 10 2 31
Hairy Woodpecker 2 1 3 1 7
Northern Flicker 10 9 3 11 18 11 6 68
Pileated Woodpecker 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 18
American Kestrel 4 4 2 6 8 2 10 36
Eastern Phoebe 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 12
Loggerhead Shrike 1 1
Blue Jay 47 51 24 28 79 47 58 1 335
American Crow 30 127 52 151 100 73 43 3 579
Carolina Chickadee 16 18 7 10 21 10 4 2 88
Tufted Titmouse 15 21 6 19 12 18 5 3 99
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 5 6 2 4 4 2 1 24
Brown-headed Nuthatch 4 4
Brown Creeper 1 1 2
Winter Wren 2 1 1 3 1 1 9
Carolina Wren 19 16 8 12 41 12 6 114
Golden-crowned Kinglet 17 8 2 11 8 5 51
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 3 1 2 11
Eastern Bluebird 36 18 58 38 33 26 43 252
Hermit Thrush 1 1 1 3
American Robin 263 870 130 54 261 172 62 1812 ** (1750)
Brown Thrasher 4 2 3 1 1 2 13
Northern Mockingbird 15 9 14 16 26 13 18 111
European Starling 590 540 250 515 2104 214 407 20 4640
Cedar Waxwing 2 40 33 26 48 149
House Sparrow 1 3 25 15 4 2 1 51
House Finch 7 3 11 2 15 2 10 9 59
Purple Finch 1 1
American Goldfinch 25 8 3 6 17 8 22 9 98
Eastern Towhee 8 5 4 13 19 3 12 4 68
Chipping Sparrow 5 4 38 1 2 50
Field Sparrow 32 5 19 15 39 1 6 117
Savannah Sparrow 1 6 7
Fox Sparrow 2 2
Song Sparrow 68 12 5 39 57 22 7 210
Swamp Sparrow 40 1 1 18 5 2 67
White-throated Sparrow 33 21 7 77 55 9 27 4 233
White-crowned Sparrow 2 2 7 1 12
Dark-eyed Junco 21 15 54 30 5 10 35 170
Eastern Meadowlark 3 4 20 50 12 89
Red-winged Blackbird 3 25 2 25 2 57
Rusty Blackbird 100 100 * (tie)
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 4 6
Common Grackle 126 4 14 144
Palm Warbler 5 5 *
Pine Warbler 2 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 63 31 13 10 32 41 10 200
Northern Cardinal 38 31 2 50 33 25 15 13 207
                   
Total Individuals 2065 2177 931 1445 3851 1022 1183 79 12753
                   
Total Species 61 48 52 56 59 49 56 14 84

 

Key to Observer Initials (FW = Feederwatcher):

Initials Observer's Name
   
SB Sharon Brines
WB Wally Brines
DRB Douglas R. Bruce
DLC Daniel L. Combs
DAD Douglas A. Downs
GKE Ginger K. Ensor
MSF Melinda S. Fawver
JCF Janie C. Finch
RCF Richard C. Finch
LH Linda Henderson
MI Merritt Ireland (FW)
NSL Nancy S. Layzer
EKL Edmund K. LeGrand
SEP Susan E. Pirolo
SJS Stephen J. Stedman, compiler
CDW Carol D. Williams

 

Comments:

cw = observed some time during count week (11–13 & 15–17 December) only.

* = new Cookeville CBC high count (3 species).

** = 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).

The Common Goldeneye was observed on the lake at Cane Creek Park during count week (Susan N. McWhirter, N. P. "Mac" McWhirter).

The Northern Harriers were all observed in fields along Spring Creek Rd. (DAD, NSL).

The Barn Owl was found at the "traditional" site in the county (DLC).

The Loggerhead Shrike was once again found on Foster Circle (GKE, LH), one of the few remaining sites where this decreasing species can still be found in Putnam County.

The Red-breasted Nuthatch was observed on Allen Hollow Rd. (JCF).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were found at the Cookeville Golf Course (JCF, RCF), where permission to bird on the course was obtained from the course manager.

The Palm Warblers were noted in a single small flock on a spur road off of Salem Rd. (SJS, SEP, DRB, MSF) in the southeast corner of the intersection of Rt. 111 and I-40.

The Pine Warblers were found in pine groves at the bottom of the escarpment on Green Mountain Rd. (DAD, NSL).

The Rusty Blackbirds were counted at Shipley Farm (EKL).

 

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