Central Node for UCR Foray in DeKalb County, Tennessee—23–26 May 2008

The best form of breeding evidence for Cedar Waxwing observed during the 2008 UCR Foray in DeKalb County involved adults gathering or carrying nest material, a behavior captured here just a few days following the foray on Student's Home Rd., a now famous birding site in that county; photo Judy C. Fuson (29 May 2008).

 

The 2008 UCR Foray conducted in DeKalb County 23–26 May 2008 was the first of its kind to take place in that county. Observers taking part in this first foray in DeKalb County are listed at the Raw Data page (link below)..

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

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

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

    To see a map (Figure 3a) showing the 40 "blocks" (i.e., areas consisting of one-sixth of a USGS quadrangle) that were surveyed during the 2008 UCR Foray in DeKalb County or to see a map (Figure 4) showing the 14 blocks in DeKalb County that received some survey effort during the 1986–1991 Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Nicholson 1997), click on the appropriate link below:

    The focal species of the 2008 UCR Foray in DeKalb County were the Loggerhead Shrike and the Cerulean Warbler.  The shrike has a small and probably decreasing population in DeKalb County. Shrikes were detected in only two of the county's forty blocks, and each block where it was found was a block containing a previously known site for this species.  The warbler has a rather large county population that mostly inhabits the steep, wooded hillsides surrounding Center Hill Lake; this population of Ceruleans probably numbers 100–200 pairs, but getting a better handle on the size of the population was a task of this foray effort that did not come to complete fruition.

 

Table 1. Species (112) detected during the UCR Foray in DeKalb County 23–26 May 2008 and species (95) detected during the 1986–1991 Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Nicholson 1997). To view a map of the distribution and abundance for any of the species listed below, click on its underlined alpha code in the second column from the left; links to maps are also available by clicking on the alpha codes at the top and bottom of each section of the Raw Data page (link below).

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

  Alpha Code (See Also Page with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 40 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected Detected during TN BBA (1986-1991)
           
Canada Goose CAGO 9 46 POS–X X
Wood Duck WODU 7 4 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 4 6 PRB–P X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 22 60 CON–FL X
Wild Turkey WITU 8 8 CON–FL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 11 36 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 1 2 POS–X --
Mourning Dove MODO 38 398 CON–ON X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 24 32 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 3 5 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 11 24 POS–X --
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 3 7 POS–X --
Chimney Swift CHSW 30 89 CON–CN X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 15 22 CON–CN X
Killdeer KILL 27 80 CON–FL X
American Woodcock * AMWO 1 1 POS–X --
Spotted Sandpiper SPSA 1 0 Transient --
Common Tern COTE 1 0 Transient --
Common Loon COLO 1 2 Transient --
Great Blue Heron GTBH 12 11 CON–ON X
Green Heron GRHE 9 11 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 22 46 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 37 191 POS–X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 4 4 POS–X --
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 0 CON–NY --
Mississippi Kite MIKI 1 1 Transient --
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 8 10 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 10 16 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 14 14 POS–X X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 2 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 1 1 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 7 6 POS–X X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 5 1 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 6 5 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 37 127 CON–FL X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 16 11 CON–FL X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 6 6 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 13 13 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 25 46 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 11 16 PRB–P X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 35 78 CON–CN X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 33 105 CON–FY X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 39 189 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 28 151 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 37 147 CON–ON X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 2 3 CON--NY X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 38 234 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 29 66 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 1 1 POS–X --
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 37 562 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 35 115 CON–FY X
American Crow AMCR 38 263 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 1 0 POS–X X
Purple Martin PUMA 14 132 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 4 4 POS–X --
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 22 80 CON–ON X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 11 295 CON–ON X
Barn Swallow BARS 37 346 CON–NY X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 33 90 CON–FL X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 38 223 POS–X X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 17 47 CON–UN X
House Wren HOWR 5 8 POS–X --
Carolina Wren CARW 39 282 CON–FL X
Bewick's Wren BEWR -- -- -- X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 36 227 CON–ON X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 39 372 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 28 133 CON–FY X
American Robin AMRO 35 318 CON–FL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 13 23 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 30 88 CON–FY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 37 354 CON–FY X
European Starling EUST 34 1120 CON–NE X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 24 132 CON–CN X
House Sparrow HOSP 25 157 CON–ON X
House Finch HOFI 15 30 CON–FY --
American Goldfinch AMGO 37 147 PRB–P X
Eastern Towhee EATO 40 168 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 39 293 CON–NY X
Field Sparrow FISP 40 391 CON–BG X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 9 31 POS–X X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 4 5 POS–X --
Song Sparrow SOSP 29 164 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 37 186 CON–FY X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 34 385 CON–FY X
Orchard Oriole OROR 27 90 PRB–P X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 1 0 POS–X --
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 32 234 PRB–P X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 38 150 CON–FL X
Common Grackle COGR 32 224 CON–FY X
Ovenbird OVEN 10 31 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 6 13 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 13 23 CON–FY X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 11 29 CON–FY X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 5 8 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 4 3 CON–FS X
Connecticut Warbler CONW 1 1 Transient --
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 23 60 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 39 330 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 22 58 POS–X X
American Redstart AMRE 8 14 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 15 37 PRB–T X
Northern Parula NOPA 29 112 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 7 13 POS–X X
Blackpoll Warbler BLPW 1 0 Transient --
Pine Warbler PIWA 3 3 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 21 62 PRB–P X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 34 106 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 38 139 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 19 36 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 40 370 CON–FY X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 29 89 CON–CN X
Indigo Bunting INBU 40 854 CON–FY X
Dickcissel DICK 6 54 CON–CN --
           
Total     12650    
           
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort 116:31    
           
     Possible Breeding Species 52    
     Probable Breeding Species 7    
     Confirmed Breeding Species 47    
           
Total Breeding Species     106   95
           
Total Transient Species     6   0
           
Total Species     112   95

* Numerical data reflect results from 10 night counting periods.

 

Foray Links:

Literature Cited

 

Quick links to other sections of this website: