Results of the Eighth Annual Fall Bird Count in Putnam County, Tennessee—15 September 2007
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| A Tufted Titmouse at a feeder on Allen Hollow Rd., north of Cookeville, in Putnam County 22 September 2007; photo Janie C. Finch. |
To see a table of results for all years (2000–present) during which Fall Bird Counts have been conducted in Putnam County, click on the following link:
| Putnam County Fall Bird Count 2000–Present |
To see a table of results for all Upper Cumberland Fall Bird Counts and Fall BirdBlitzes conducted during 2007, click on the following link:
| UCR Fall Bird Counts and BirdBlitzes 2007 |
| Party Leaders | BHS | JEM | RWS | SJS | MJH | GKE | WAW | JaF | DAD | FW |
Total |
| Party Members | RS | DJS | CDW | MPO | BJB | ||||||
| PW | JuF | TMS | BD | ||||||||
| BM | HO | ||||||||||
| MR | |||||||||||
| Number of Field Parties | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Number of Field Observers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Number of Feederwatchers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Start CDT | 0500 | 0530 | 0600 | 0540 | 0700 | 0715 | 0600 | 0540 | 0400 | 0700 | 0400 |
| End CDT | 1845 | 1030 | 1700 | 1610 | 1830 | 1815 | 1800 | 1130 | 1830 | 1800 | 1845 |
| Miles by Car | 98 | 14 | 33 | 130 | 47 | 0 | 86.75 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 507.75 |
| Miles on Foot | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Total Daylight Miles in Field | 99.5 | 14 | 34 | 130.5 | 50 | 2 | 88.75 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 524.75 |
| Hours by Car | 11.75 | 4 | 1.5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 52.25 |
| Hours on Foot | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Total Daylight Hrs. in Field | 12.75 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12.5 | 0 | 75.25 |
| Owling Hours | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Owling Miles | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| Feederwatching Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Low Temperature F | 54 | -- | -- | 51 | -- | -- | -- | 57 | 55 | -- | 51 |
| High Temperature F | 74 | -- | -- | 74 | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 77 | -- | 77 |
| Sky AM | Mostly clear | ||||||||||
| Sky PM | Mostly clear | ||||||||||
| Precipitation AM | None | ||||||||||
| Precipitation PM | None | ||||||||||
| Wind AM (mph) | 0–15 | ||||||||||
| Wind PM (mph) | 0–10 | ||||||||||
| Moon | Sliver waxing | ||||||||||
| Species | |||||||||||
| Canada Goose | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | 36 | 5 | 25 | -- | 97 |
| Wood Duck | 27 | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 6 | -- | 20 | -- | 55 |
| Gadwall | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 14 |
| American Wigeon | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| American Black Duck | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 2 |
| Mallard | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | 23 | -- | 18 | -- | 62 |
| Blue-winged Teal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Wild Turkey | 14 | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | -- | 51 |
| Pied-billed Grebe | 17 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 19 |
| Great Blue Heron | 5 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | 9 | -- | 19 |
| Great Egret | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Green Heron | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 3 |
| Black Vulture | 1 | -- | -- | 5 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 35 | -- | 42 |
| Turkey Vulture | 23 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 46 | -- | 120 |
| Osprey | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 2 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Cooper's Hawk | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 4 | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | 10 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 | 4 | -- | 4 | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 12 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | -- | -- | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 10 |
| American Kestrel | 9 | -- | -- | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -- | 31 |
| Killdeer | 13 | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | 3 | -- | 18 | -- | 57 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Peep sp. | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| American Woodcock | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Rock Pigeon | 15 | -- | -- | 6 | 17 | -- | 2 | -- | 4 | -- | 44 |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 168 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 94 | 7 | 75 | 3 | 59 | 30 | 491 |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | 10 | 3 | -- | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 3 | -- | 22 * |
| Great Horned Owl | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 7 |
| Barred Owl | 3 | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Common Nighthawk | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 9 |
| Chimney Swift | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | -- | 10 | 2 | 15 | -- | 43 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 39 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 121 * |
| Belted Kingfisher | 6 | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | -- | 4 | -- | 3 | -- | 16 |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 59 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 4 | 2 | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 13 |
| Northern Flicker | 18 | -- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -- | 34 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 | -- | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | -- | -- | 37 |
| Acadian Flycatcher | 4 | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 |
| Empidonax sp. | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 8 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 25 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 16 | -- | 98 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Eastern Kingbird | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | 4 | -- | 3 | -- | 10 |
| White-eyed Vireo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 | -- | 5 | 2 | 8 | -- | 61 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | 3 | -- | 22 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Philadelphia Vireo | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 3 | 6 | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | 23 |
| Blue Jay | 73 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 230 |
| American Crow | 110 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 57 | 12 | 70 | 8 | 371 |
| Barn Swallow | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | 14 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 64 | 26 | 7 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 225 * |
| Tufted Titmouse | 59 | 16 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 215 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 31 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 103 * |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Carolina Wren | 37 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 184 |
| House Wren | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | 4 |
| Sedge Wren | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 5 | 2 | -- | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 13 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 93 | -- | 2 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 45 | -- | 255 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Swainson's Thrush | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 21 |
| Wood Thrush | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | 15 |
| American Robin | 16 | 1 | -- | -- | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -- | 55 |
| Gray Catbird | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -- | 4 | 2 | 3 | -- | 21 |
| Northern Mockingbird | 18 | -- | -- | 4 | 19 | -- | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 67 |
| Brown Thrasher | 7 | 1 | 4 | -- | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| European Starling | 119 | -- | 7 | 65 | 315 | -- | 150 | -- | 210 | 7 | 873 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 2 | 7 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | -- | 53 |
| Ovenbird | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 5 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Golden-winged Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 4 | 1 | -- | 13 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 3 | -- | 24 |
| Tennessee Warbler | 6 | -- | -- | 10 | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | 6 | -- | 25 |
| Nashville Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Kentucky Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | -- | 3 | -- | 1 | -- | 29 |
| Hooded Warbler | 5 | -- | 5 | 8 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 |
| American Redstart | 11 | -- | -- | 16 | 5 | -- | 1 | 7 | 2 | -- | 42 |
| Northern Parula | 1 | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 10 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 12 | 2 | -- | 22 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -- | 70 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 2 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Yellow Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 3 | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 |
| Palm Warbler | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | 10 |
| Pine Warbler | 9 | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -- | 23 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 |
| Prairie Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 6 |
| Black-thr. Green Warbler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 |
| Wilson's Warbler | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Canada Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 4 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Eastern Towhee | 29 | -- | 2 | 18 | 4 | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 81 | -- | -- | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | -- | 3 | -- | 114 |
| Field Sparrow | 53 | 3 | -- | 1 | 3 | -- | 5 | -- | 10 | -- | 75 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 |
| Song Sparrow | 54 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | 58 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Summer Tanager | 5 | -- | -- | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -- | 6 | -- | 26 |
| Scarlet Tanager | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -- | 1 | -- | 21 |
| Northern Cardinal | 105 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 298 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- | 3 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 15 |
| Blue Grosbeak | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Indigo Bunting | 7 | -- | 1 | 7 | 6 | -- | 2 | -- | 10 | -- | 33 |
| Bobolink | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Eastern Meadowlark | 5 | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | 51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| House Finch | 9 | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 3 | 2 | -- | 4 | 14 | 35 |
| American Goldfinch | 51 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 3 | -- | 109 | 248 * |
| House Sparrow | 25 | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | 50 |
| Total Individuals | 1691 | 187 | 141 | 775 | 950 | 169 | 778 | 137 | 930 | 320 | 6078 |
| Total Species | 98 | 39 | 40 | 70 | 72 | 34 | 64 | 42 | 68 | 19 | 124 |
Key to Observers:
| BJB | Betty J. Bright |
| DAD | Douglas A. Downs |
| BD | Bettie Doyle |
| GKE | Ginger K. Ensor |
| JaF | Janie C. Finch |
| JuF | Judy C. Fuson |
| MJH | Michael J. Hawkins |
| BM | Bo Magnusson |
| JEM | Joseph E. Mast |
| MPO | Michael P. O'Rourke |
| HO | Handley "Ozzie" Oswalt |
| MR | Michele Ramsey |
| TMS | Thomas M. Saya |
| RS | Rebecca Schapansky |
| RWS | Richard W. Simmers, Jr. |
| DJS | DJ Stanley |
| BHS | Barbara H. Stedman |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman, compiler |
| WAW | Winston A. Walden |
| PW | Patricia Westerfield |
| CDW | Carol D. Williams |
Comments:
Species (4) observed for the first time on a Fall Bird Count in Putnam County are presented in bold red in the table above. Species (5) observed in all-time high numbers for Putnam County are denoted by an asterisk (*) following the species total in the rightmost column.
The American Wigeons were found on Campground Rd. (BHS, RS), setting a record early fall arrival date for the county.
The American Black Ducks were found on the lake at Burgess Falls State Natural Area (DAD), setting a record early fall arrival date for the county.
The Great Egret was observed in the pond in the southeast corner of the intersection of Rts. 111 and 70N in eastern Cookeville (WAW, TS); this pond is sometimes referred to as the School Board Pond.
The Northern Harriers were found on Campground Rd. (RS, BHS), setting a record early fall arrival date for the county.
The total of 40 Pileated Woodpeckers tied the all-time high count for that species in the county.
The Olive-sided Flycatcher was observed on The Lane Rd. (WAW, TMS).
The Philadelphia Vireo was found near the new Monterey Reservoir on Rt. 62 (BHS).
The Brown-headed Nuthatches were counted at the Cookeville Golf course (WAW, TS), the traditional site in the county.
The Sedge Wren was observed on Joe Jackson Rd. (BHS).
The Ruby-crowned Kinglets were found on Dripping Springs Rd. (BHS), tying the early fall arrival date for the county.
The Gray-cheeked Thrushes tied the early fall arrival date for the county.
All the Golden-winged Warblers were males, with one being found in the Dry Creek Meadows area (GKE), one on Broadwater Branch Rd. (SJS), and one on Carrington Rd. (SJS).
The Nashville Warbler was observed at the end of Water Plant Rd. (DAD).
The Yellow Warbler was found at the Boring Pond (WAW, TMS).
Yellow-rumped Warblers were found on Dripping Springs Rd. (BHS), setting a record early fall arrival date for the county.
The Wilson's Warbler was found at Cane Creek Park (CDW, JuF).
The Swamp Sparrow was observed at the edge of Monterey Lake near Rt. 70N (BHS), setting a record early fall arrival date for the county.
The Bobolink was found in a field adjacent to Martin Creek (SJS).
The Baltimore Oriole was found on Phifer Mt. Rd. (BHS).
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