Results of the Ninth Annual Fall Bird Count in Putnam County, Tennessee—20 September 2008

An adult male Rufous Hummingbird photographed on Aspen Drive during the Fall Bird Count; photo Stan Hood.  Stan has hosted at least four other Rufous Hummingbirds during at least three previous "winters," but this Rufous is the first to become part of a Putnam County FBC.

 

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 Regional counts conducted during 2008, click on the following link:

Fall Bird Count in UCR during 2008

 

Party Leaders BHS SJS JEM DAD MJH MPO RWS FW Total
Party Members SEP DJS JCF TMS BD
CDW LKS HO
LH CRH MR
BB
SH
Territory Location SE W E SW NW NE NNE
Number of Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Number of Field Observers 1 4 4 1 2 2 1 0 15
Number of Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Start CDT 0510 0410 0530 0415 0645 0645 0610 0645 0410
End CDT 1840 1825 1800 1830 1845 1730 1651 1830 1845
    Miles by Car 77 146 28 100 62 95 30 0 538
    Miles on Foot 2 0.5 0.5 3 1.5 1 0.75 0 9.25
Total Daylight Miles in Field 79 146.5 28.5 103 63.5 96 30.75 0 547.25
    Hours by Car 10.5 11.25 10 9.5 9 9.75 2.25 0 62.25
    Hours on Foot 2 0.5 0.5 3 2.5 1 4 0 13.5
Total Daylight Hours in Field 12.5 11.75 10.5 12.5 11.5 10.75 6.25 0 75.75
Owling Hours 1 2 0.5 1.75 0 0 0 0 5.25
Owling Miles 13 14 5 23 0 0 0 0 55
Feederwatching Hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 8.5
Low Temperature F 57 58 58 61 57
High Temperature F 78 78 81 78 81
Sky AM pclo pclo partly cloudy
Sky PM pclo pclo partly cloudy
Precipitation AM none none none
Precipitation PM none none none
Wind AM (mp() 0-10 0-5 0–10
Wind PM (mph) 0-10 0-10 0–10
Moon last quarter last quarter last quarter
Canada Goose 6 26 25 9 66
Wood Duck 15 8 26 4 53
Mallard 6 1 23 18 48
Blue-winged Teal 2 2
Northern Bobwhite 1 1
Wild Turkey 1 1 20 22
Pied-billed Grebe 6 2 8
Double-crested Cormorant 5 1 6
Great Blue Heron 5 6 3 4 4 3 25
Great Egret 8 1 9
Green Heron 2 1 1 3 7
Black Vulture 6 21 17 8 52
Turkey Vulture 11 35 6 60 15 24 151
Osprey 1 1 2
Northern Harrier 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2 3
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 1 5 4 2 3 17
Broad-winged Hawk 145 8 153
Red-tailed Hawk 3 3 1 3 1 11
American Kestrel 9 2 2 2 4 6 25
Killdeer 6 16 13 5 18 16 2 76
Spotted Sandpiper 1 1
American Woodcock 1 1
Rock Pigeon 27 3 45 11 4 40 130
Mourning Dove 158 113 28 59 154 82 4 20 618
Barn Owl 1 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 11 6 4 1 3 25*
Great Horned Owl 1 1 1 2 5
Barred Owl 2 5 3 3 1 14*
Common Nighthawk 10 10
Eastern Whip-poor-will 1 1
Chimney Swift 21 28 19 10 24 102
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 27 9 4 2 11 5 1 78 137*
Rufous Hummingbird 1 1
Belted Kingfisher 4 5 6 3 2 20*
Red-headed Woodpecker 1 3 1 12 1 18
Red-bellied Woodpecker 16 6 8 13 5 11 1 4 64
Downy Woodpecker 17 11 3 3 3 9 3 4 53
Hairy Woodpecker 8 3 2 3 16
Northern Flicker 6 3 10 3 3 10 3 38
Pileated Woodpecker 14 8 4 4 4 3 3 40
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6 13 14 4 1 7 4 49
Acadian Flycatcher 1 3 4
    Empidonax sp. 36 2 1 39
Eastern Phoebe 45 21 16 9 12 10 2 115*
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 1
Eastern Kingbird 3 3
White-eyed Vireo 17 31 3 8 4 13 5 81
Yellow-throated Vireo 5 9 2 1 1 2 20
Blue-headed Vireo 2 1 3 6
Red-eyed Vireo 7 2 2 2 2 2 17
Blue Jay 215 48 35 38 61 59 22 18 496
American Crow 125 96 84 78 14 80 23 17 517
Horned Lark 1 1
Tree Swallow 2 2
Barn Swallow 2 1 3
Carolina Chickadee 70 23 28 15 11 17 9 6 179
Tufted Titmouse 55 22 16 30 7 20 9 9 168
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 27 12 13 9 2 19 7 2 91
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 2
Carolina Wren 60 62 12 30 13 38 14 2 231
House Wren 23 4 4 31
Marsh Wren 1 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 1 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 1 2 4
Eastern Bluebird 185 78 21 43 97 83 1 6 514*
Veery 1 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 8 1 1 11*
Swainson's Thrush 8 16 26 4 2 56
Wood Thrush 4 3 7 3 4 21
American Robin 32 2 5 16 24 1 80
Gray Catbird 31 4 7 1 6 6 1 56
Northern Mockingbird 23 24 2 18 29 31 7 2 136
Brown Thrasher 34 7 1 1 4 8 3 2 60
European Starling 190 1278 210 2235 246 190 60 14 4423
Cedar Waxwing 23 5 41 3 72
Ovenbird 3 1 1 5
Golden-winged Warbler 1 1 1 3
Blue-winged Warbler 1 1 2
Black-and-white Warbler 11 4 5 4 1 25
Tennessee Warbler 18 9 1 28
Nashville Warbler 1 1
Common Yellowthroat 13 9 6 3 2 1 34
Hooded Warbler 9 3 7 4 4 27
American Redstart 8 6 3 2 3 1 1 24
Northern Parula 3 2 5
Magnolia Warbler 24 9 7 10 10 6 66
Bay-breasted Warbler 1 2 3
Blackburnian Warbler 2 2 4
Yellow Warbler 1 1 1 2 1 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 2 1 6
Palm Warbler 1 5 3 1 10
Pine Warbler 12 3 1 2 6 2 26
Yellow-throated Warbler 3 3
Prairie Warbler 5 1 1 1 1 9
Black-thr. Green Warbler 1 1 2
Canada Warbler 1 1
Wilson's Warbler 1 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 1 2
Eastern Towhee 17 17 1 5 2 4 2 48
Chipping Sparrow 18 48 33 55 42 196
Field Sparrow 52 9 26 3 4 94
Savannah Sparrow 1 1 2
Song Sparrow 36 2 16 3 2 2 2 2 65
Swamp Sparrow 1 1
White-throated Sparrow 1 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1 1
Summer Tanager 12 21 1 2 7 1 44
Scarlet Tanager 11 2 3 10 1 27
Northern Cardinal 160 70 15 21 13 34 12 22 347
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 1 2 1 1 11
Blue Grosbeak 32 2 1 35
Indigo Bunting 58 32 5 1 5 3 104
Red-winged Blackbird 4 50 54
Eastern Meadowlark 26 22 13 1 1 63
Common Grackle 2 1 2 2 1 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 5 21 6 32
House Finch 17 1 16 2 4 5 16 61
American Goldfinch 40 13 57 13 4 40 6 42 215
House Sparrow 45 7 40 12 7 1 112
Total Individuals 2442 2351 972 2985 1008 1019 282 290 11349
Total Species 105 73 72 66 66 65 43 23 121

 

Key to Observers:

BB = Betty Bright
DAD = Douglas A. Downs
BD = Bettie Doyle
FW = Feederwatcher
JCF = Judy C. Fuson
MJH = Michael J. Hawkins
LH = Linda Henderson
SH = Stan Hood
CRH = Caleb R. Hubbard
JEM = Joseph E. Mast
MPO = Michael P. O'Rourke
HO = Handley "Ozzie" Oswalt
SEP = Susan E. Pirolo
MR = Michele Ramsey
TMS = Thomas M. Saya
DJS = DJ Stanley
LKS = L. Kay Stanley
RWS = Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
BHS = Barbara H. Stedman
SJS = Stephen J. Stedman, compiler
CDW = Carol D. Williams

 

Comments:

Three species found this year were new to the Putnam County FBC; they are denoted in red in the table (above); seven species denoted with an asterisk (*) in the table (above) were counted in all-time high numbers in Putnam County.

Five of the Double-crested Cormorants were in the vicinity of the upper end of the Martin Creek embayment of Cordell Hull Reservoir (SJS, CDW, SEP, LH), while one was at the Green Valley Pond between mile markers 283 and 284 on the south side of I-40 (DAD).

Seven of the Great Egrets were roosting around the edges of the lake above the dam at Burgess Falls State Natural Area (DAD); another was noted at the Green Valley Pond between mile markers 283 and 284 on the south side of I-40 (DAD).

The Northern Harrier was an adult male at the Hackworth Farm on Rt. 62 east of Monterey (BHS).

The American Woodcock was also found at the Hackworth Farm on Rt. 62 east of Monterey (BHS).

The Barn Owl was a heard-only bird at the traditional site for this species in the county (DAD).

The Whip-poor-will was a singing bird heard at Eagle Point Park in the Cumberland Cove area of far eastern Putnam County (JEM, DJS et al.).

The Rufous Hummingbird, new to the Putnam County FBC, was an adult male (see photo above) found at a feeder on Aspen Dr. (SH).

One of the Acadian Flycatchers was singing on Carrington Rd. in the western part of the county (SJS, CDW, SEP, LH), while another was singing on Mill Creek Rd. in the eastern part (BHS); two calling birds were heard in the western part (SJS).

The Horned Lark was observed at the Hackworth Farm on Rt. 62 east of Monterey (BHS), the same site hosting the two Tree Swallows (BHS).

One of the Red-breasted Nuthatches was found near the Hackworth Farm on Muddy Pond Rd. (BHS), and the other was observed along Henry Cemetery Rd. (BHS).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were counted at the Cookeville Golf Course (MPO, TMS), the traditional (and only) site in the county for this species.

The Marsh Wren was singing at dawn along Muddy Pond Rd. (BHS).

One of the Golden-winged Warblers was seen along Carrington Rd. in the western part of the county (LH, CDW, SEP, SJS), and another was found near the intersection of Rt. 84 and Mill Creek Rd. in the eastern part of the county (BHS).

The Wilson's Warbler and Yellow-breasted Chat were noted along Long Hollow Pike in the eastern part of the county (BHS), while the Canada Warbler was found near the intersection of Mill Creek Rd. and Rt. 84 (BHS).

One of the Savannah Sparrows was found along Joe Jackson Rd. (BHS).

The Swamp Sparrow was found in the cattails around "Deli Pond" east of Monterey (BHS).

The White-throated Sparrow, noted along the lower end of Mill Creek Rd. (BHS), was new to the Putnam County FBC.

The White-crowned Sparrow, earliest ever in Putnam County during fall, was found along Henry Cemetery Rd. (BHS); it, too, was new to the Putnam County FBC.

 

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