Central Node for UCR Foray in Adair County, Kentucky—8–16 June 2014
Northern Rough-winged Swallow photographed 14 June 2014 in Adair County during the Adair County Foray; photograph Stephen J. Stedman.

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Adair County 8–16 June 2014, the first event of its kind to be conducted in this county. The names of participants in this foray and their initials, as used in other pages related to this foray, are listed in Table 2 at the Page for Raw Data (link below).

    The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR may be consulted at a page accessible via the following link:

    A map (Figure 1) showing major roadways and watercourses in Adair County is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure 2) of Adair County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is available via the link below:

    Links to various information related to the 2014 UCR Foray in Adair County are available below:

Table 1. Species (104) detected during Adair County Foray—8–16 June 2014—and species (87) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view a map of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes, if underlined.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

 

Alpha Code (See Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 46 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected during Foray Detected during KY BBA Project
   
Canada Goose CAGO 3 23 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 6 13 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 3 12 CON–FL  
Hooded Merganser HOME 1 1 POS–X  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 21 64 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 6 9 CON–FL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 13 91 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 1 2 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 45 647 CON–FL X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 16 22 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 9 21 POS–X  
Eastern Whip-poor-will* WPWI 3 5 POS–X  
Chimney Swift CHSW 19 28 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 11 10 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 31 63 CON–DD X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 2 6 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 14 22 CON–UN  
Green Heron GRHE 4 9 POS–X X

Black-crowned Night-Heron

 BCNH 2 1 POS–X  
Black Vulture BLVU 19 44 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 38 205 POS–X X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS–X  
Bald Eagle BAEA 2 1 POS–X  
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 11 15 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 4 2 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 19 29 POS–X X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 3 POS–X  
Barred Owl * BDOW 4 2 POS–X X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 10 12 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 17 29 CON–ON X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 31 74 CON–FL X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 24 35 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 13 18 CON–FL X
Northern Flicker NOFL 24 32 CON–ON X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 17 19 PRB–P X
American Kestrel AMKE 30 67 CON–FL X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 29 56 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 40 112 POS–X X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 44 200 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 33 93 POS–X X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 1 0 POS–X  
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 35 113 POS–X X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH -- -- -- X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 36 155 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 25 53 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 4 4 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 40 279 CON–FL X
Blue Jay BLJA 37 110 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 43 327 CON–BG X
Horned Lark HOLA 3 5 POS–X  
Purple Martin PUMA 15 77 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 21 52 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 14 30 CON–ON X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 17 295 CON–FL X
Barn Swallow BARS 43 407 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 36 115 CON–BG X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 40 208 CON–BG X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 21 33 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 4 18 POS–X X
Carolina Wren CARW 45 421 CON–FL X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 40 155 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 45 301 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 28 93 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 43 643 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 14 17 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 29 53 CON–FY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 42 252 CON–BG X
European Starling EUST 43 1355 CON–FL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 17 53 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 42 404 CON–ON X
House Finch HOFI 6 9 POS–X X
American Goldfinch AMGO 43 278 POS–X X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 13 28 CON–FS X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 3 5 POS–X  
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 46 382 CON–FL X
Field Sparrow FISP 46 448 CON–FY X
Savannah Sparrow SAVS 2 3 CON–FY  
Song Sparrow SOSP 43 514 CON–FL X
Eastern Towhee EATO 43 185 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 41 199 PRB–C X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 42 464 CON–FL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 38 90 CON–NY X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 2 2 CON–FY  
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 45 631 CON–BG X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 43 390 CON–BG X
Common Grackle COGR 32 288 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 13 17 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 6 7 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 20 25 CON–FY X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 2 3 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 1 1 POS–X  
Prothonotary Warbler

PROW

 5 20 CON–FY X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 34 96 CON–FY X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 46 458 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 12 19 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW -- -- -- X
Northern Parula NOPA 32 98 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR -- -- -- X
Pine Warbler PIWA 6 7 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 20 29 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 31 132 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 37 90 PRB–P X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 20 32 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 46 619 CON–FL X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 42 148 CON–NE X
Indigo Bunting INBU 46 1072 PRB–P X
Dickcissel DICK 8 25 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     14941    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     91:30    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       55  
    Probable Breeding Species       4  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       44  
         
Total Breeding Species       103 88
           
Total Transient Species       1 0
           
Total Species       104 88

* Numerical data reflect results from 7 night counting periods.

 

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