Results of the Sixth Annual Fall Bird Count in Putnam County, Tennessee—17 September 2005

 

To see a table of results for all years 2000–present, click on the following link:

Putnam County Fall Bird Count 2000–Present

    To see a table of results for all fall counts conducted in the Upper Cumberland Region during 2005, click on the following link:

FBCs in UCR during 2005

 

 

Party Leaders BHS SJS WAW RWS MJH FW

Total

Party Members DAD MPO CDW JEBH
TMS JCF BD
Number of  Field Observers 1 2 3 1 3 0 10
Number of Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Start CDT 0530 0415 0600 0530 0700 -- 0415
End CDT 1815 1715 1715 1734 1500 -- 1815
Total Daylight Hours in Field 11 11 11.25 7.25 7 0 47.5
     Hours by Car 10 10 8.75 2.5 5 0 36.25
     Hours on Foot 1 1 2.5 4.75 2 0 11.25
Total Daylight Miles in Field 106 131 84.5 50 48.5 0 420
     Miles by Car 105 130 82 49 47 0 413
     Miles on Foot 1 1 2.5 1 1.5 0 7
Owling Hours 0.75 2 0 0.75 0 0 3.5
Owling Miles 12 16 0 0 0 0 28
Feederwatching Hours 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Low Temperature F 68
High Temperature F 80
Sky AM heavy fog; then pclo
Sky PM pclo
Precipitation AM misting
Precipitation PM none
Wind AM (mph) 0–5
Wind PM (mph) 0–7.5
Moon full
Species
Canada Goose 41 70 110 0 20 0 241
Wood Duck 78 23 35 0 4 0 140 *
Mallard 4 0 0 0 4 0 8
Hooded Merganser 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2 1 5 0 4 0 12
Double-crested Cormorant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Great Blue Heron 4 11 1 0 2 0 18
Green Heron 2 4 0 0 3 0 9
Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Black Vulture 4 4 0 0 4 0 12
Turkey Vulture 22 26 19 1 19 0 87
Osprey 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 2 0 1 1 0 7
Broad-winged Hawk 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1 3 7 0 4 0 15
American Kestrel 8 6 6 1 6 0 27
Merlin 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Killdeer 6 74 5 1 20 0 106
Spotted Sandpiper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rock Pigeon 3 66 0 65 38 0 172
Mourning Dove 80 171 103 16 212 7 589
Eastern Screech-Owl 5 7 1 0 0 0 13
Great Horned Owl 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
Barred Owl 1 4 0 2 0 0 7
Chimney Swift 7 3 39 0 6 0 55
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 13 5 3 0 6 7 34
Belted Kingfisher 5 5 4 1 3 0 18 *
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 2 0 0 4 0 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 2 6 1 6 0 23
Downy Woodpecker 11 6 3 1 6 0 27
Hairy Woodpecker 3 4 2 2 0 0 11
Northern Flicker 15 0 1 1 3 0 20
Pileated Woodpecker 3 4 3 2 1 0 13
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 9 9 1 0 0 22
Acadian Flycatcher 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
Eastern Phoebe 16 14 8 5 10 0 53
White-eyed Vireo 12 34 7 2 5 0 60
Yellow-throated Vireo 0 3 5 2 0 0 10
Blue-headed Vireo 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Philadelphia Vireo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
Blue Jay 95 36 36 6 49 5 227
American Crow 75 105 39 13 72 0 304
Horned Lark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
N. Rough-winged Swallow 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Barn Swallow 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Carolina Chickadee 35 46 14 7 28 3 133
Tufted Titmouse 27 38 21 6 36 4 132
White-breasted Nuthatch 17 10 15 2 4 0 48
Brown-headed Nuthatch 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Carolina Wren 50 51 38 11 17 3 170
House Wren 2 0 0 0 4 0 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 3 0 0 0 0 4
Eastern Bluebird 85 53 51 16 37 0 242
Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Swainson's Thrush 5 2 0 2 0 0 9
Wood Thrush 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
American  Robin 61 1 20 0 30 0 112
Gray Catbird 8 1 3 0 11 0 23
Northern Mockingbird 14 7 8 0 11 1 41
Brown Thrasher 9 6 1 2 2 1 21
European Starling 865 770 225 69 600 0 2529
Cedar Waxwing 35 1 6 0 0 0 42
Ovenbird 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Worm-eating Warbler 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Golden-winged Warbler 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1 3 0 0 0 0 4
Black-and-white Warbler 4 6 1 0 4 0 15
Tennessee Warbler 0 15 0 1 1 0 17
Nashville Warbler  0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Common Yellowthroat 14 8 1 2 2 0 27
Hooded Warbler 0 3 0 3 0 0 6
American Redstart 2 10 1 1 1 0 15
Northern Parula 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Magnolia Warbler 9 29 0 1 11 0 50
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
Blackburnian Warbler 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Yellow Warbler 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 12 0 0 2 0 14
Palm Warbler 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Pine Warbler 4 1 1 1 0 0 7
Yellow-throated Warbler 1 4 1 0 0 0 6
Prairie Warbler 1 4 0 0 1 0 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 4 5 1 0 0 0 10
Wilson's Warbler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Eastern Towhee 19 11 4 1 7 0 42
Chipping Sparrow 14 7 20 0 0 0 41
Field Sparrow 10 25 10 0 15 0 60
Grasshopper Sparrow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Song Sparrow 42 5 3 0 9 2 61
Summer Tanager 0 6 7 0 3 0 16
Scarlet Tanager 3 9 3 1 1 0 17
Northern Cardinal 115 69 24 12 10 9 239
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Blue Grosbeak 4 3 0 0 1 0 8
Indigo Bunting 2 22 14 0 9 0 47
Red-winged Blackbird 16 0 0 0 1 0 17
Eastern Meadowlark 2 2 0 0 0 0 4
Common Grackle 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 0 90 5 0 0 0 95
House Finch 3 0 1 0 16 3 23
American Goldfinch 34 27 32 2 21 7 123
House Sparrow 27 20 20 0 30 11 108
Total Individuals 2089 2121 1019 267 1442 63 7001
Total Species 81 87 59 40 59 13 105

Key to Observers:

DAD Douglas A. Downs
BD Bettie Doyle
JCF Judy C. Fuson
MJH Michael J. Hawkins
JEBH Jane Ellen B. Herrin
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
CDW Carol D. Williams

Comments:

Species (5) listed with common names in red were recorded for the first time on the Putnam County Fall Bird Count.  Species totals (2) denoted with an asterisk (*) represent all-time high totals for Putnam County.

The Hooded Merganser was a female-plumaged bird found at Cane Creek Park (MJH, CDW, JCF).

The Double-crested Cormorant was found at Monterey Lake in the eastern part of the county (BHS).

The Black-crowned Night-Heron was an immature found along Martin Creek in the extreme western part of the county (SJS, DAD).

The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was an adult found below the dam at Burgess Falls State Natural Area (SJS, DAD).

The Merlin was a brown-backed individual 'scoped near Brotherton (WAW, MPO, TS); it provided the earliest fall arrival date ever for this raptor in Putnam County.

One of the Acadian Flycatchers was singing at Barnes Hollow (RWS); the other three were calling along Indian Creek Rd. (SJS, DAD).

The Philadelphia Vireo was observed on Old Mill Rd. in the southwestern part of the county (SJS).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were found at the Cookeville Golf Course for the fourth consecutive Fall Bird Count (WAW, MPO, TS).

The Golden-winged Warbler was a female or immature observed on Ensor Hollow Rd. in the western part of the county (SJS, DAD).

The Grasshopper Sparrow was a singing bird found on Campground Rd. in the far eastern part of the county (BHS).

 

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