Central Node for UCR Foray in Monroe County, Kentucky—1–12 June 2015
Northern Bobwhite (male at calling perch) photographed 9 June 2015 in Monroe County, Kentucky, during the foray in that county; photograph credit: Stephen J. Stedman.

 

An Upper Cumberland Region Foray was conducted in Monroe County, Kentucky, 1–12 June 2015, 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 Monroe County is accessible via the following link:

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

    Links to various information related to the 2015 UCR Foray in Monroe County are available below:

Table 1. Species (104) detected during the Monroe County Foray—1–12 June 2015—and species (94) detected in that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view maps for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes, if underlined.

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 6 64 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 8 31 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 2 2 CON–FL  
Ruddy Duck RUDU 1 1 Transient  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 22 48 PRB–P X
Wild Turkey WITU 12 15 CON–FL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 14 113 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 4 4 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 34 500 POS–X X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 11 9 POS–X X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 1 1 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 10 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 4 7 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 22 55 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 11 11 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 25 35 CON–DD X
American Woodcock AMWO -- -- -- X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 17 21 POS–X  
Green Heron GRHE 14 11 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 9 86 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 32 156 POS–X X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 3 3 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 11 8 POS–X X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 3 3 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 16 25 CON–BG X
Barn Owl * BARN 1 1 POS–X  
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 2 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 1 1 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 1 1 POS–X  
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 7 7 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 23 54 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 33 92 POS–X X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 15 19 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 10 11 POS–X X
Northern Flicker NOFL 13 19 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 18 26 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 30 69 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 29 78 POS–X X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 35 145 POS–X X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 34 177 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 31 89 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 32 96 POS–X X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 2 5 CON–FL X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 28 159 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 22 46 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI 5 3 POS–X  
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 31 192 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 31 96 POS–X X
American Crow AMCR 33 298 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 1 1 POS–X X
Purple Martin PUMA 16 53 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 10 17 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 15 30 POS–X X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 6 47 PRB–A  
Barn Swallow BARS 35 540 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 27 84 POS–X X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 35 273 POS–X X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 13 12 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 3 6 POS–X X
Carolina Wren CARW 25 55 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 32 153 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 29 109 CON–FL X
Wood Thrush WOTH 21 55 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 34 426 CON–FL X
Gray Catbird GRCA 8 17 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 29 82 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 34 283 CON–FL X
European Starling EUST 35 1485 CON–FL X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 11 18 CON–NB X
House Sparrow HOSP 31 216 CON–ON X
House Finch HOFI 2 2 CON–FL  
American Goldfinch AMGO 35 189 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 31 150 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 35 286 CON–FL X
Field Sparrow FISP 35 387 CON–FL X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 17 35 POS–X X
Lark Sparrow LASP -- -- -- X
Song Sparrow SOSP 34 259 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 33 138 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 33 357 CON–FL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 32 116 POS–X X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 2 2 POS–X X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 34 778 CON–FL X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 33 209 PRB–P X
Common Grackle COGR 24 95 CON–FY X
Ovenbird OVEN 6 10 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 4 7 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 13 26 CON–FL X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 5 7 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 1 1 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 4 4 POS–X X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 23 62 POS–X X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 35 350 PRB–P X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 9 14 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 3 13 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 25 96 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 6 12 POS–X X
Pine Warbler PIWA 3 5 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 24 58 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 24 78 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 30 87 CON–CN X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 11 25 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 35 470 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 33 178 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 35 991 POS–X X
Dickcissel DICK 10 30 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     12393    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     79:30    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       71  
    Probable Breeding Species       6  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       26  
         
Total Breeding Species       103 94
           
Total Transient Species       1 0
           
Total Species       104 94

* Numerical data reflect results from11 night counting periods.

 

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