Central Node for UCR Foray in Cumberland County, Tennessee—29 May–4 June 2010

An adult Eastern Bluebird feeding a fledged young at a home in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, 27 May 2010; photo Ralph Wiggers.  The breeding code for this behavior would probably best be FL (fledged young) which is a bit more certain evidence of breeding than FY (adult with food for young), although the behavior depicted in this photo is really some sort of combination of the two codes.

 

A foray was conducted in Cumberland County, Tennessee, 29 May–4 June 2010, the second bird survey of its kind to take place in that county, the first such event having taken place in 1985 as preparation for the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas project.

    Observers taking part in the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County are listed in Table 2 at the page for Raw Data (link below).

       The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR, as well as the specific instructions for UCR Forays, may be consulted at pages accessible via these links:

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

    A physiographic map (Figure 2) of Cumberland County, Tennessee, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is accessible via the link below:

Cumberland County, Tennessee, mainly encompasses land lying on the Cumberland Plateau, though the northern end of Sequatchie Valley also lies in the south-central section of the county.

    To see a map (Figure 3) showing the 75 "blocks" (i.e., areas consisting of all or part of one-sixth of a USGS quadrangle) that were surveyed during the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County, to access a page listing the names of the blocks and the observers who covered them, or to see a map (Figure 4) displaying the 52 blocks in Cumberland County that were surveyed during the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) (Nicholson 1997), click on one of the links below:

    During the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County 115 species of breeding birds, 1 breeding form, and 4 migrants were found; during the BBA project 105 breeding species were recorded in Cumberland County. Of the 105 species detected during the BBA, 101 overlapped with species found during the 2010 UCR Foray, and four species (Pied-billed Grebe, Osprey, Black-billed Cuckoo, and Loggerhead Shrike) were observed during the BBA project but not during the 2010 UCR Foray. Fourteen breeding species and one breeding form, as well as four migrants, were recorded during the 2010 UCR Foray but not during the BBA project.

    To see maps showing the distribution and abundance of the species recorded during the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County, click on the names of the species in the table below. To read an explanation of the way in which the data in the maps have been presented or to view the raw data from the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County, click on the link for Raw Data near the bottom of this page.

    The focal species of the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County included the Brown-headed Nuthatch, the Golden-winged Warbler, and the Dickcissel, with the last two of those species being detected during the foray. Some other species of interest during the foray included the following: Ruffed Grouse, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Veery, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole, Canada Warbler, Bachman's Sparrow, and Henslow's Sparrow; all but the last three species were noted during the foray.

 

Table 1. Species detected during the 2010 UCR Foray in Cumberland County and/or during the 1986–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Nicholson 1997) in Cumberland County. To view maps of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Species Alpha Code (Used in  Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 75 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected during Foray Detected during TN BBA Project(1986–1991)
Canada Goose CAGO 23 245 CON–FL X
Wood Duck WODU 24 46 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 15 39 PRB–P X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 26 50 PRB–P X
Ruffed Grouse RUGR 5 3 CON–FL X
Wild Turkey WITU 20 23 CON–FL X
Pied-Billed Grebe PBGR X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 16 58 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 1 0 POS–X
Mourning Dove MODO 72 810 CON–CN X
Black-billed Cuckoo BBCU X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 52 77 CON–CN X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 5 3 PRB–C X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 8 30 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 23 125 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 42 120 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 42 47 CON–CN X
Killdeer KILL 39 91 CON–FL X
American Woodcock * AMWO 6 3 POS–X X
Spotted Sandpiper SPSA 4 9 Transient
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 1 Transient
Great Blue Heron GTBH 15 11 POS–X X
Green Heron GRHE 15 10 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 10 9 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 42 125 POS–X X
Osprey OSPR X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA 1 1 POS–X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 9 4 PRB–C X
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 0 CON–NY
Mississippi Kite MIKI 1 1 Transient
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 26 25 PRB–A X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 28 24 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 18 22 CON–BG X
Barn Owl BARN 1 2 CON–NY
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 13 18 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 5 5 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 18 16 POS–X X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 12 13 PRB–A X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 29 53 CON–ON X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 68 264 PRB–P X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 50 69 CON–FY X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 26 32 PRB–P X
Northern Flicker NOFL 50 91 CON–NY X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 58 117 PRB–P X
American Kestrel AMKE 21 26 PRB–P X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 64 170 CON–ON X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 51 131 CON–CN X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 69 251 CON–NB X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 35 94 CON–ON X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 6 12 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 62 158 CON–NB X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 66 209 CON–FY X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 63 116 CON–FY X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 35 103 CON–FY X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 75 1074 CON–FL X
Blue Jay BLJA 73 307 CON–FL X
American Crow AMCR 73 745 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 7 7 POS–X X
Purple Martin PUMA 44 337 CON–NY X
Tree Swallow TRES 33 112 CON–ON X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 44 111 CON–ON X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 2 8 CON–ON
Barn Swallow BARS 62 720 CON–ON X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 72 313 CON–FL X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 73 569 CON–BG X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 61 136 CON–FY X
House Wren HOWR 30 145 CON–FY X
Carolina Wren CARW 75 519 CON–FL X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 72 289 CON–FY X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 70 506 CON–FL X
Veery VEER 1 0 POS–X
Wood Thrush WOTH 68 344 CON–FY X
American Robin AMRO 65 782 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 35 75 CON–FS X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 67 237 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 60 299 CON–FY X
European Starling EUST 62 2176 CON–FY X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 55 202 CON–NY X
House Sparrow HOSP 43 224 CON–NY X
House Finch HOFI 38 124 CON–ON X
American Goldfinch AMGO 67 265 PRB–P X
Eastern Towhee EATO 72 409 CON–FY X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 71 467 CON–NY X
Field Sparrow FISP 69 399 CON–FY X
Savannah Sparrow SAVS 2 4 PRB–P
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 18 33 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 69 566 CON–FL X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 71 389 CON–FY X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 59 428 CON–FS X
Orchard Oriole OROR 51 140 CON–CN X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 7 10 POS–X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 60 763 CON–FY X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 66 302 CON–FL X
Common Grackle COGR 50 313 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 71 406 CON–FY X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 33 62 CON–FY X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 26 27 CON–DD X
Golden-winged Warbler GWWA 1 0 POS–X X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 4 3 POS–X
"Brewster's" Warbler BREW 1 1 POS–X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 55 187 CON–FL X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 1 1 POS–X
Swainson's Warbler SWWA 4 8 PRB–A
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 40 68 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 69 344 CON–FY X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 66 331 CON–DD X
American Redstart AMRE 5 29 POS–X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 3 9 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 37 64 CON–FL X
Blackburnian Warbler BLBW 1 1 Transient
Yellow Warbler YWAR 8 15 POS–X X
Chestnut-sided Warbler CSWA 5 8 POS–X X
Pine Warbler PIWA 40 94 CON–FY X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 64 164 CON–FL X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 57 257 CON–FY X
Black-throated Green Warbler BTNW 15 30 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 15 19 PRB–P X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 68 263 CON–CN X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 75 635 CON–FY X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR 2 1 POS–X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 50 160 CON–FY X
Indigo Bunting INBU 75 914 CON–CN X
Dickcissel DICK 1 1 POS-X
Total Individuals 22913
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort 213:30
    Possible Breeding Species 31
    Probable Breeding Species 14
    Confirmed Breeding Species 70
Total Breeding Species 115 105
Total Transient Species 4 0
Total Species 119 105

* Numerical data reflect results from 26 Night Counting Periods.

 

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