Central Node for UCR Foray in Putnam County, Tennessee—6–12 June 2011

 
A set of Carolina Wren eggs in a nest, photographed on Allen Hollow Rd. during the foray in Putnam County; photo Janie C. Finch (12 June 2011).  

 

A foray was conducted in Putnam County 6–12 June 2011, becoming the first of its kind to be conducted in this county, which has, however, been the subject of Summer Roadside Surveys (SRS) during four years (1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006) over the past two decades (LINK to SRS Results). For a list of the participants in this foray, see Table 2 at the page for Raw Data (link below).

    The general protocol for UCR forays may be consulted via this link:

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

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

    Maps (Figures 3 and 4) of Putnam County, one displaying the foray blocks for that county and the other highlighting the blocks that received coverage during the Tennessee Breeding Bird Atlas project, may be accessed via the following links:

    The focal species of the 2011 UCR Foray in Putnam County follow: Ruffed Grouse, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Warbling Vireo, and Brown-headed Nuthatch. Only the vireo failed to be recorded during the foray.

 

Table 1. Species (110) detected during the UCR Foray in Putnam County—6–12 June 2011—and species (107) detected during the 1986–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Nicholson 1997). To view a map of results for species detected during the foray, click on the alpha code of the species.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 46 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected during Foray Detected during TN BBA Project
Canada Goose CAGO 18 204 CON–FL X
Wood Duck WODU 15 42 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 7 43 CON–FL X
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 30 73 POS–X X
Ruffed Grouse RUGR 1 1 CON–DD X
Wild Turkey WITU 18 24 CON–FL X
Rock Pigeon ROPI 8 70 CON–NY X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 7 14 PRB–C  
Mourning Dove MODO 46 689 CON–CN X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 37 81 CON–FY X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 2 4 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 7 12 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 8 13 PRB–A X
Chimney Swift CHSW 33 96 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 25 43 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 32 61 CON–FL X
Spotted Sandpiper SPSA 1 1 Transient X
American Woodcock * AMWO 4 5 POS–X X
Double-crested Cormorant DCCO 1 0 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 17 23 CON–NY X
Green Heron GRHE 25 40 PRB–A X
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH 1 2 PRB–P X
Black Vulture BLVU 9 24 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 28 109 POS–X X
Osprey OSPR -- -- -- X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA -- -- -- X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 5 5 POS–X X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 26 32 CON–BG X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 9 11 CON–BG X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 13 17 CON–BG X
Barn Owl BARN 2 0 POS–X  
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 10 11 POS–X X
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 11 16 CON–BG X
Barred Owl * BDOW 9 7 CON–BG X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 4 4 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 22 43 CON–NY X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 43 184 CON–FL X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 26 43 CON–FY X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 14 14 CON–FL X
Northern Flicker NOFL 31 72 CON–FL X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 34 58 CON–FY X
American Kestrel AMKE 13 15 POS–X X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 39 74 CON–NY X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 44 197 CON–FL X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 44 171 POS–X X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 25 157 CON–CN X
Least Flycatcher LEFL 1 1 Transient X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 42 152 CON–FL X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 1 1 POS–X X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 45 296 CON–FY X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 34 58 POS–X X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 5 15 POS–X X
Warbling Vireo WAVI -- -- -- X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 46 759 CON–CN X
Blue Jay BLJA 46 271 CON–NY X
American Crow AMCR 45 792 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 2 3 PRB–C  
Purple Martin PUMA 31 423 CON–NY X
Tree Swallow TRES 24 38 CON–ON  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 21 37 CON–FY X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 5 71 CON–ON X
Barn Swallow BARS 42 564 CON–NY X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 44 289 CON–FL X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 46 423 CON–FL X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 38 95 POS–X X
Brown-headed Nuthatch BHNU 1 0 POS–X  
House Wren HOWR 19 115 CON–ON X
Carolina Wren CARW 45 488 CON–NE X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 39 169 CON–FY X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 43 424 CON–NY X
Wood Thrush WOTH 31 128 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 41 699 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 30 54 CON–FY X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 42 147 CON–FL X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 43 564 CON–NY X
European Starling EUST 41 1616 CON–ON X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 22 55 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 35 482 CON–NY X
House Finch HOFI 29 249 CON–FL X
American Goldfinch AMGO 43 293 PRB–C X
Eastern Towhee EATO 45 383 CON–FL X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 46 457 CON–NY X
Field Sparrow FISP 44 337 CON–FL X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 16 25 CON–FY X
Henslow's Sparrow HESP 1 1 POS–X  
Song Sparrow SOSP 41 394 CON–FL X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 45 309 CON–FY X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 39 329 CON–FL X
Orchard Oriole OROR 41 216 CON–FL X
Baltimore Oriole BAOR 3 6 CON–FY X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 42 825 CON–NY X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 44 336 CON–FL X
Common Grackle COGR 39 342 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 26 139 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 14 25 CON–FL X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 15 35 POS–X X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 7 14 POS–X X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 19 39 CON–FL X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 4 4 PRB–T  
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 31 106 PRB–P X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 45 361 CON–FY X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 29 128 POS–X X
American Redstart AMRE 8 40 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW 9 41 POS–X X
Northern Parula NOPA 25 106 POS–X X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 16 30 POS–X X
Black-throated Blue Warbler BTBW 1 0 Transient  
Pine Warbler PIWA 10 13 CON–FL X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 22 46 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 34 155 CON–FY X
Black-throated Green Warbler BTNW 2 2 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 38 119 CON–FY X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 27 134 CON–FY X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 46 724 CON–FY X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 36 212 CON–CN X
Indigo Bunting INBU 46 929 CON–FY X
Dickcissel DICK 6 16 POS–X  
       
Total Individuals   19,957    
       
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort   113:15    
       
    Possible Breeding Species     33  
    Probable Breeding Species     8  
    Confirmed Breeding Species     69  
       
       
       
Total Breeding Species     110 105
         
Total Transient Species     4 2
       
Total Species     114 107
   

* Numerical data reflect results from 13 night counting periods.

 

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