Results of the Fall BirdBlitz in Wayne County, Kentucky—28 September 2011
A Fall BirdBlitz was conducted in Wayne County, Kentucky, 28 September 2011, the first such count to be conducted in that county.
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Table 1. Results of Fall BirdBlitz in Wayne County, Kentucky, 28 September 2011.
| Territory Location | NE | W | SE | Total |
| Party Leader | RMD | BHS | SJS | |
| Number Field Parties | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Number Field Observers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Start EDT | 0600 | 0600 | 0648 | 0600 |
| End EDT | 1750 | 1731 | 1748 | 1750 |
| Mi by Car | 88 | 90 | 98 | 276 |
| Mi on Foot | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Total Mi in Field | 88.25 | 90 | 98.25 | 276.5 |
| Hrs by Car | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| Hrs on Foot | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Total Hrs in Field | 10 | 10 | 10.5 | 30.5 |
| Owling Hrs | 1.25 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.25 |
| Owling Mi | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| Low Temperature | 60 | 56 | 56 | |
| High Temperature | 79 | 77 | 79 | |
| Sky | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Precipitation | pre-dawn shower | |||
| Wind (Beaufort) | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Canada Goose | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mallard | 32 | 9 | 41 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | 4 | 4 | ||
| Wild Turkey | 21 | 5 | 26 | |
| Great Blue Heron | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Black Vulture | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| Turkey Vulture | 58 | 58 | 7 | 123 |
| Osprey | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 | ||
| Northern Harrier | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 1 | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 3 | 3 | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| American Kestrel | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| American Coot | 1 | 1 | ||
| Killdeer | 3 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
| Rock Pigeon | 13 | 48 | 1 | 62 |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | 7 | 7 | ||
| Mourning Dove | 61 | 158 | 18 | 237 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Barn Owl | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eastern Screech-Owl | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| Great Horned Owl | 2 | 2 | ||
| Barred Owl | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Chimney Swift | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 26 | 19 | 11 | 56 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 11 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Northern Flicker | 12 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| Empidonax sp. | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | 9 | 24 | 7 | 40 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 | 1 | ||
| White-eyed Vireo | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Blue Jay | 93 | 160 | 31 | 284 |
| American Crow | 73 | 85 | 76 | 234 |
| Tree Swallow | 103 | 103 | ||
| Bank Swallow | 2 | 2 | ||
| Barn Swallow | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | 49 | 45 | 43 | 137 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 32 | 50 | 37 | 119 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 19 | 34 | 10 | 63 |
| Carolina Wren | 47 | 21 | 43 | 111 |
| House Wren | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | 1 | ||
| Eastern Bluebird | 33 | 118 | 17 | 168 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 2 | 2 | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | 17 | 5 | 22 | 44 |
| Wood Thrush | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| American Robin | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| Gray Catbird | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 16 | 32 | 5 | 53 |
| Brown Thrasher | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| European Starling | 116 | 1345 | 20 | 1481 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 10 | 10 | ||
| Ovenbird | 1 | 1 | ||
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 | 1 | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | 2 | 2 | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| Tennessee Warbler | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 | 12 | 8 | 21 |
| Hooded Warbler | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| American Redstart | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Northern Parula | 2 | 2 | ||
| Magnolia Warbler | 7 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 3 | 3 | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Palm Warbler | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Pine Warbler | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| Eastern Towhee | 10 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 49 | 107 | 10 | 166 |
| Field Sparrow | 5 | 39 | 7 | 51 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 2 | 2 | ||
| Song Sparrow | 1 | 22 | 2 | 25 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1 | 1 | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Summer Tanager | 4 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| Scarlet Tanager | 2 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| Northern Cardinal | 34 | 61 | 36 | 131 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Blue Grosbeak | 8 | 8 | ||
| Indigo Bunting | 28 | 1 | 6 | 35 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 3 | 3 | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark | 21 | 60 | 81 | |
| Common Grackle | 1 | 322 | 323 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 3 | 3 | ||
| Baltimore Oriole | 1 | 1 | ||
| House Finch | 2 | 31 | 33 | |
| American Goldfinch | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| House Sparrow | 27 | 185 | 1 | 213 |
| Total individuals | 1177 | 3379 | 615 | 5171 |
| Total Species | 78 | 88 | 67 | 104 |
Key to Observers:
| RMD | Roseanna M. Denton, compiler |
| BHS | Barbara H. Stedman |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman |
Comments:
The Barn Owl was observed on the ground before dawn on Rt. 833 (BHS).
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