Central Node for UCR Foray in McCreary County, Kentucky—30 May–5 June 2011
Black-and-white Warbler, recorded in 48 of 50 blocks during McCreary County Foray, foraging in a clasic manner; photograph Carol D. Williams (25 September 2010).

 

An Upper Cumberland Region (UCR) foray was conducted in McCreary County 30 May–5 June 2011; this foray was the first of its kind to be conducted in this county. Participants in 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 McCreary County is accessible via the following link:

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

    Links to maps displaying the foray blocks covered in McCreary County and the KY BBA effort in that county are available below:

   

Table 1. Species (108) detected during McCreary County Foray—30 May–5 June 2011—and species (c. 94) detected during the 1985–1991 Breeding bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view a map of the distribution and abundance of any species detected during the foray, click on its alpha code.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

 

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 50 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 11 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 10 35 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 3 8 CON–FL  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 17 47 CON–FL X
Ruffed Grouse RUGR 1 0 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 24 29 CON–FL X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 2 1 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 42 310 CON–FL X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 48 93 CON–CN X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 2 1 POS–X  
Chuck-will's-widow CWWI -- -- -- X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 31 129 POS–X  
Chimney Swift CHSW 27 59 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 22 22 PRB–C X
Killdeer KILL 11 19 CON–FL X
American Woodcock * AMWO 2 2 PRB–C X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 0 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 3 2 POS–X  
Green Heron GRHE 11 14 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 3 3 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 32 90 POS–X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA 1 1 POS–X X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 1 CON–FY  
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 0 POS–X  
Mississippi Kite MIKI 1 1 Transient  
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 24 22 CON–FY X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 15 15 PRB–A X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 9 10 POS–X X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 8 9 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 5 6 CON–BG  
Barred Owl * BDOW 15 16 CON–BG  
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 1 0 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 16 35 CON–NY X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 40 110 CON–ON X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 30 43 CON–NY X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 21 21 CON–NY X
Red-cockaded Woodpecker RCWO -- -- -- X
Northern Flicker NOFL 26 60 CON–NY X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 40 73 PRB–P X
American Kestrel AMKE 2 2 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 34 66 CON–ON X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 27 68 CON–FY X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 48 191 PRB–A X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 43 256 CON–FL X
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 2 2 POS–X  
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 42 121 CON–FL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 47 358 CON–CN X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 45 139 POS–X X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 28 68 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 50 1498 CON–CN X
Blue Jay BLJA 42 191 CON–NY X
American Crow AMCR 48 448 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 1 2 PRB–P X
Purple Martin PUMA 15 292 CON–NY X
Tree Swallow TRES 7 11 CON–ON X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 26 56 POS–X X
Barn Swallow BARS 27 254 CON–NY X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 49 228 CON–FY X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 48 359 CON–FL X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 41 91 CON–FL X
House Wren HOWR 3 4 POS–X  
Carolina Wren CARW 49 410 CON–FL X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 49 355 CON–FL X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 37 189 CON–NY X
Wood Thrush WOTH 44 203 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 37 258 CON–FL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 24 35 CON–CN X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 33 74 CON–NY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 19 112 CON–FL X
European Starling EUST 31 594 CON–NY X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 20 57 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 21 219 CON–FL X
House Finch HOFI 17 65 CON–FL X
American Goldfinch AMGO 39 172 CON–CN X
Eastern Towhee EATO 46 221 CON–FY X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 43 298 CON–NY X
Field Sparrow FISP 34 108 POS–X X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 6 10 CON–FY X
Song Sparrow SOSP 36 192 CON–FL X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 47 329 CON–FY X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 15 77 CON–FL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 28 93 CON–NB X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 1 0 POS–X  
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 25 245 CON–ON X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 37 133 PRB–P X
Common Grackle COGR 20 159 CON–FY X
Ovenbird OVEN 50 436 CON–DD X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 45 151 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 28 52 CON–FL X
Golden-winged Warbler GWWA 1 0 POS–X  
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 5 9 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 48 219 CON–FL X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW -- -- -- X
Swainson's Warbler SWWA 11 20 POS–X X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 28 60 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 44 252 CON–CN X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 50 682 CON–FY X
American Redstart AMRE 16 51 CON–FL X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 19 56 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 41 105 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 16 23 POS–X X
Chestnut-sided Warbler CSWA 8 9 POS–X  
Pine Warbler PIWA 37 86 CON–FL X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 49 242 CON–FL X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 45 338 POS–X X
Black-throated Green Warbler BTNW 37 266 CON–FL X
Summer Tanager SUTA 26 42 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 48 296 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 50 410 CON–NY X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 23 65 CON–FY X
Indigo Bunting INBU 49 816 CON–CN X
       
Total Individuals   15,297    
       
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort   123:15    
       
    Possible Breeding Species     36  
    Probable Breeding Species     7  
    Confirmed Breeding Species     63  
       
Total Breeding Species     106 94
       
Total Transient Species     2 0
       
Total Species     108 94

* Numerical data reflect results from 23 night counting periods.

 

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