Central Node for UCR Foray in Metcalfe County, Kentucky—8–12 June 2013

A fledgling/juvenile Horned Lark photographed in Metcalfe County during the foray there; photo Stephen J. Stedman (9 June 2013).

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Metcalfe County, KY, 8–12 June 2013, the first event of its kind to be conducted in this county. Names of participants in this foray and their initials, as used in other pages related to this foray, are listed at the Raw Data page (link below).

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

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

    Links to information relating to the foray blocks covered during the 2013 UCR Foray in Metcalfe County are available below:

   

Table 1. Species (98) detected during Metcalfe County Foray—8–12 June 2013—and species (86) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996) are listed below. Maps displaying the distribution and abundance of some species detected during the foray may be viewed via the links provided in the column with alpha codes; other maps will become available soon.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Table with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 32 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 4 21 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 5 13 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 2 7 POS–X  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 22 77 POS–X X
Wild Turkey WITU 16 32 CON–FL  
Rock Pigeon ROPI 6 23 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 1 1 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 31 361 PRB–C X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 14 15 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 4 13 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 1 1 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 15 24 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 10 12 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 20 60 CON–NE X
American Bittern AMBI 1 0 POS–X  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 11 11 POS–X  
Green Heron GRHE 4 5 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 10 20 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 29 144 POS–X X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 5 5 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 8 8 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 5 7 PRB–P X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 13 22 POS–X X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 1 1 POS–X  
Barred Owl * BDOW 4 9 POS–X X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI -- -- -- X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 8 9 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 27 64 CON–NY X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 12 14 CON–FL X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 6 5 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 18 27 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 16 23 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 10 15 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 23 44 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 29 126 POS–X X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 32 224 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 23 82 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 32 143 CON–ON X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH -- -- -- X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 27 135 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 22 47 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 10 19 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 31 251 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 26 67 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 31 300 CON–BG X
Horned Lark HOLA 4 6 CON–FL  
Purple Martin PUMA 13 38 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 6 10 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 6 11 POS–X X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 10 125 CON–ON  
Barn Swallow BARS 30 250 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 25 89 CON–BG X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 32 223 CON–BG X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 14 17 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 1 1 POS–X  
Carolina Wren CARW 32 357 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 29 161 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 32 220 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 23 39 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 31 291 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 6 4 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 26 68 POS–X X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 31 235 CON–FY X
European Starling EUST 28 816 CON–NY X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 21 56 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 26 233 POS–X X
House Finch HOFI 9 10 POS–X  
American Goldfinch AMGO 31 186 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 32 158 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 32 305 POS–X X
Field Sparrow FISP 32 380 CON–FY X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 16 50 POS–X X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 1 15 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 31 226 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 29 138 PRB–C X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 32 306 POS–X X
Orchard Oriole OROR 29 89 PRB–C X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR -- -- -- X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 32 352 POS–X X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 31 166 POS–X-- X
Common Grackle COGR 25 95 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 6 18 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 4 8 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 11 12 POS–X X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 2 2 POS–X  
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 4 3 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 1 1 POS–X  
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 25 85 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 32 242 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 10 24 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW -- -- -- X
Northern Parula NOPA 28 63 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 1 1 POS–X  
Pine Warbler PIWA 2 2 POS–X  
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 20 32 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 25 126 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 28 87 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 12 17 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 32 397 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 29 103 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 32 977 POS–X X
Dickcissel DICK 16 104 POS–X X
           
Total Individuals     10517    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     70:45    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       73  
    Probable Breeding Species       4  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       21  
         
Total Breeding Species       98 86
           
Total Transient Species       0 0
           
Total Species       98 86

* Numerical data reflect results from 7 night counting periods.

 

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