Results of the 54th Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Count, Conducted 15 December 2015

 
 

The 54th Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted 15 December 2015, a day that witnessed clear skies and moderate temperatures (Table 1). The total of species recorded—87—was above the long-term average but about average for the past decade or so. 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, where there are also links to counts from the historical past (1957–1982) should those be of interest:

    To see the annual results of the Cookeville CBCs for 2000–2014, click on the appropriate item below:

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

    For CBC guidelines in Cookeville, click below:

 

Table 1. Results of the Cookeville, Tennessee, CBC Conducted 15 December 2015.

Territory Location Central N NE SE SW W White Co Total
               
Party Leader CW GKE NPM SJS DLC EKL WFB
Party Members JCF LEH SNM SEP TR
RJM
                 
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Number Field Observers 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 13
                 
Start (CST) 0700CST 0625CST 0552CST 0410CST 0630CST 0515CST 0500CST 0410CST
End (CST) 1100CST 1500CST 1535CST 1640CST 1630CST 1700CST 1500CST 1700CST
   Hours. by Car 1.50 7.25 6.00 10.00 5.50 2.25 8.00 40.50
   Hours on Foot 2.50 1.25 3.00 0.00 3.50 8.50 0.00 18.75
Total Party Hours 4.00 8.50 9.00 10.00 9.00 10.75 8.00 59.25
   Miles by Car 37 36.5 56 84 32.5 43 71 360
   Miles on Foot 1 2 1.75 0 1.5 6 0 12.25
Total Party Miles 38 38.5 57.75 84 34 49 71 372.25
Hours Owling 0 0 0.7 2 0 1 1 4.7
Miles Owling 0 0 7.5 19 0 8 0.25 34.75
               
Low Temperature (F) 46 45 42 45 40 36 36
High Temperature (F) 59 60 64 65 58 63 65
Wind Speed (mph) 0 0 0-2.5 0-2.5 0-2.5 0–2.5
Wind Direction Var. SW Southwest
Sky AM clear clear fog/clear clear clear clear
Sky PM clear clear clear clear clear clear
Precipitation AM none none none none none
Precipitation PM none none none none none
Moon Phase waxing cres 1st quart near 1st quart
               
Canada Goose 30 20 257 187 67 4 565
Wood Duck 4 8 12
Northern Shoveler 1 1
Gadwall 4 5 22 8 39
Mallard 2 7 4 78 13 18 2 124
Northern Pintail 1 1
Green-winged Teal 1 1
Redhead 7 7
Ring-necked Duck 35 35
Bufflehead 1 17 18*
Hooded Merganser 1 22 6 4 2 35
Ruddy Duck 6 3 9
Northern Bobwhite 8 8
Wild Turkey 16 41 5 59 121
Pied-billed Grebe 2 3 1 9 15
Horned Grebe cw CW
Rock Pigeon 80 158 2 110 58 408 (350)**
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 4
Mourning Dove 21 54 24 74 277 450
American Coot 1 38 39
Sandhill Crane 2 2
Killdeer 7 21 35 12 75
Wilson's Snipe 2 1 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2 2* (tie)
Great Blue Heron 2 1 8 2 1 14
Black Vulture 1 16 2 2 6 6 10 43
Turkey Vulture 13 36 9 18 85 27 9 197
Northern Harrier 1 1 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 5 4 4 1 5 21
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 9 2 5 20
Barn Owl 2 2
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 1
Great Horned Owl 1 1 2
Barred Owl 2 1 3
Belted Kingfisher 2 2 1 3 1 1 10
Red-headed Woodpecker 3 1 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 8 7 6 4 6 2 35
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
Downy Woodpecker 6 4 10 7 2 29
Hairy Woodpecker 1 2 1 1 5
Northern Flicker 3 5 6 7 6 4 31
Pileated Woodpecker 1 5 4 4 6 2 22
American Kestrel 6 2 7 2 3 6 26
Eastern Phoebe 4 2 5 3 2 16
Loggerhead Shrike 1 1
Blue Jay 4 47 21 15 27 30 20 164
American Crow 24 70 36 97 39 166 26 458
Carolina Chickadee 1 34 7 24 17 18 6 107
Tufted Titmouse 28 8 12 21 16 11 96
White-breasted Nuthatch 6 13 9 5 9 4 46
Brown-headed Nuthatch 6 6
Brown Creeper 2 1 3
House Wren 1 1 2
Winter Wren 1 2 2 5
Carolina Wren 3 7 12 22 13 14 7 78
Golden-crowned Kinglet 16 9 3 28
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 1 1 1 6 12
Eastern Bluebird 10 17 37 9 7 1 27 108
Hermit Thrush 1 1 1 2 5
American Robin 54 64 27 38 82 39 29 333
Brown Thrasher 3 1 1 2 7
Northern Mockingbird 13 12 5 12 11 7 60
European Starling 14 196 32 73 60 33 53 461
Cedar Waxwing 30 34 18 8 30 120
House Sparrow 3 1 13 9 2 4 32
American Pipit 15 15
House Finch 1 14 2 8 13 16 54
Purple Finch 1 1 6 8
Pine Siskin 1 3 4
American Goldfinch 25 17 10 9 10 27 98
Eastern Towhee 2 7 9 11 6 2 37
Chipping Sparrow 15 2 8 13 38
Field Sparrow 20 3 6 25 4 16 2 76
Savannah Sparrow 12 6 2 6 26
Fox Sparrow 2 3 5
Song Sparrow 5 18 16 41 33 27 4 144
Swamp Sparrow 6 15 5 9 2 37
White-crowned Sparrow 3 3 6
White-throated Sparrow 10 18 14 18 25 20 105
Dark-eyed Junco 2 4 5 1 47 8 14 81
Eastern Meadowlark 26 1 18 1 12 11 69
Red-winged Blackbird 20 1 2 15 38
Brown-headed Cowbird 2 2
Common Grackle 3 1 800 45 12 861
Palm Warbler 1 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 16 6 24 8 21 3 79
Northern Cardinal 2 13 25 29 27 25 29 150
                 
Total Individuals 285 816 817 2004 803 960 849 6534
                 
Total Species 32 43 51 65 49 68 51 87 plus 1 CW

 

Key to Observer Initials:

Initials Observer Name
   
WFB Wally F. Brines
DLC Daniel L. Combs
RCF Ginger K. Ensor
JCF Judy C. Fuson
LEH Linda E. Henderson
EKL Edmund K. LeGrand
RJM Ronald J. McDonald
NPM N. P. "Mac" McWhirter
SNM Susan N. McWhirter
SEP Susan E. Pirolo
TR Tom Roberts
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 (2 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 counted in that county may be included as part of the Cookeville CBC high count but not as part of the Putnam County all-time high count).

 

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