Central Node for UCR Foray in Barren County, Kentucky—1–6 June 2013

A singing Lark Sparrow photographed during the foray in Barren County, KY, the only individual of this scarce breeding species

to be recorded during the 2008-2016 UCR foray project; image credit: Roseanna M. Denton (1 June 2013).

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Barren County 1–6 June 2013, 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 Barren County is accessible via the following link:

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

    Links to two maps (Figures X and X) related to the 2013 UCR Foray in Barren County are available below:

   

Table 1. Species (103) detected during Barren County Foray—1–6 June 2013—and species (101) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view maps 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 Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 54 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 9 45 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 9 19 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 16 49 CON–FL X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 45 165 PRB–P X
Wild Turkey WITU 14 27 PRB–C  
Rock Pigeon ROPI 20 62 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 15 36 PRB–P  
Mourning Dove MODO 54 849 CON–CN X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 14 23 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk CONI -- -- -- X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 2 3 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will WPWI -- -- -- X
Chimney Swift CHSW 27 67 PRB–P X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 6 6 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 50 176 CON–FL X
American Woodcock AMWO -- -- -- X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 6 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 29 40 POS–X  
Great Egret GREG 1 1 Transient  
Green Heron GRHE 12 14 POS–X X
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH -- -- -- X
Black Vulture BLVU 28 69 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 46 479 PRB–P X
Osprey OSPR -- -- -- X
Northern Harrier NOHA 1 0 POS–X  
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 10 9 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 6 9 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 2 2 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 35 59 CON–BG X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 1 1 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl GHOW -- -- -- X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 2 CON–BG X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 4 3 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 26 43 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 51 138 CON–FY X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 29 40 CON–BG X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 15 15 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 39 59 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 20 27 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 36 75 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 51 145 PRB–P X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 53 308 CON–FY X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 53 313 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 32 106 POS–X X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 3 3 POS–X  
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 44 136 CON–FL X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 6 8 CON–FL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 26 47 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 19 34 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 25 51 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 41 113 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 50 200 CON–FL X
American Crow AMCR 51 295 CON–BG X
Horned Lark HOLA 17 23 PRB–P X
Purple Martin PUMA 39 356 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 27 71 CON–ON  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 22 38 CON–NB X
Bank Swallow BANS 1 2 Transient  
Cliff Swallow CLSW 12 135 CON–ON X
Barn Swallow BARS 52 846 CON–ON X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 40 73 CON–BG X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 53 375 POS–X X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 20 27 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 20 59 POS–X X
Carolina Wren CARW 53 596 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 49 154 CON–BG X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 53 510 CON–ON X
Wood Thrush WOTH 26 63 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 54 1851 CON–FL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 7 9 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 52 196 CON–FY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 54 797 CON–FL X
European Starling EUST 54 4434 CON–BG X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 39 87 CON–BG X
House Sparrow HOSP 53 915 CON–ON X
House Finch HOFI 30 57 PRB–P X
American Goldfinch AMGO 52 301 PRB–P X
Eastern Towhee EATO 52 241 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 54 488 CON–FL X
Field Sparrow FISP 53 589 CON–CN X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 43 194 CON–FY X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 1 2 POS–X  
Lark Sparrow LASP 1 1 POS–X  
Savannah Sparrow SAVS 2 5 POS–X  
Song Sparrow SOSP 52 643 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 46 112 PRB–C X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 54 1169 CON–FY X
Orchard Oriole OROR 47 95 CON–NY X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 14 21 CON–NY X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 53 1299 CON–FS X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 54 393 PRB–P X
Common Grackle COGR 54 1368 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN -- -- -- X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA -- -- -- X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 13 19 POS–X X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 2 2 POS–X  
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW -- -- -- X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 13 17 POS–X X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 19 41 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 53 262 PRB–P X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 1 5 POS–X X
American Redstart AMRE -- -- -- X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 1 1 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 32 73 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR -- -- -- X
Pine Warbler PIWA 4 5 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 11 15 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 16 42 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 46 127 CON–FY X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 4 7 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 54 783 CON–BG X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 49 177 PRB–P X
Indigo Bunting INBU 54 1087 CON–FY X
Dickcissel DICK 42 339 CON–CN X
           
Total Individuals     25947    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     129:15    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       46  
    Probable Breeding Species       13  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       41  
         
Total Breeding Species       100 101
           
Total Transient Species       3 0
           
Total Species       103 101

* Numerical data reflect results from 6 night counting periods.

 

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