Central Node for UCR Foray in Cumberland County, Kentucky—16–20 June 2014

 
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An Upper Cumberland Region Foray (UCR) was conducted in Cumberland County, Kentucky 16–20 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 Cumberland County, Kentucky, is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure 2) of Cumberland County, Kentucky, 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 Cumberland County, Kentucky, are available below:

Table 1. Species (100) detected during Cumberland County, entucky, Foray—16–20 June 2014—and species (92) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996).

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 35 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 1 15 POS–X  
Wood Duck WODU 1 0 CON–FL X
Gadwall GADW 1 1 Transient  
Mallard MALL 1 1 CON–FL  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 9 12 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 15 67 CON–FL X
Rock Pegeon ROPI 4 6 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 33 253 CON–FL X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 11 12 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk* CONI 1 5 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 9 16 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will WPWI 7 13 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 22 46 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 22 39 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 17 45 CON–FL X
American Woodcock AMWO -- -- -- X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 11 16 POS–X  
Green Heron GRHE 7 7 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 14 37 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 32 189 POS–X X
Sharp-whinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS–X X
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 1 POS–X  
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 20 27 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 11 14 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 16 23 CON–BG X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 2 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW -- -- -- X
Barred Owl * BDOW 7 1 CON–FL X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 4 5 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 1 1 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 25 45 POS–X X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 19 30 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 9 11 CON–FL X
Northern Flicker NOFL 5 6 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 17 21 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 19 42 CON–FL X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 12 14 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 30 67 POS–X X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 31 95 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 31 101 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 32 117 CON–FL X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH -- -- -- X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 35 386 CON–FL X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 28 85 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 1 2 POS–X  
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 35 350 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 32 99 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 35 327 CON–FL X
Purple Martin PUMA 15 71 CON–NY X
Tree Swallow TRES 18 39 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 12 46 POS–X X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 19 588 CON–FL  
Barn Swallow BARS 31 326 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 33 153 POS–X X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 33 167 CON–BG X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 24 42 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 1 1 POS–X X
Carolina Wren CARW 35 397 CON–FL X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 34 149 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 34 183 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 21 54 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 27 199 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 13 19 CON–FY X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 20 43 POS–X X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 28 150 POS–X X
European Starling EUST 26 367 CON–FL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 14 18 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 20 101 POS–X X
House Finch HOFI 5 6 POS–X  
American Goldfinch AMGO 35 178 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 34 230 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 34 323 CON–FL X
Field Sparrow FISP 35 284 POS–X X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 2 3 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 27 187 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 34 207 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 26 125 POS–X X
Orchard Oriole OROR 29 65 POS–X X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR -- -- -- X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 31 127 POS–X X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 30 140 POS–X X
Common Grackle COGR 17 84 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 14 22 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 8 10 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 22 47 CON–DD X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 10 9 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 5 11 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 2 4 POS–X  
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 28 78 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 35 437 CON–FY X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 14 39 POS–X X
American Redstart AMRE 1 4 POS–X  
Cerulean Warbler CERW 2 2 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 31 136 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 10 14 POS–X X
Pine Warbler PIWA 4 2 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 33 99 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 34 191 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 32 96 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 21 33 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 35 389 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 28 93 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 35 812 PRB–P X
Dickcissel DICK 1 1 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     10255    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     69:45    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       72  
    Probable Breeding Species       1  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       26  
         
Total Breeding Species       99 92
           
Total Transient Species       1 0
           
Total Species       100 92

* Numerical data reflect results from 7 night counting periods.

 

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