Central Node for UCR Foray in Russell County, Kentucky—13–15 and 26–29 June 2012
Adult Turkey Vulture; photo Stephen J. Stedman (17 June 2012).

 

An Upper Cumberland Region (UCR) Foray was conducted in Russell County 13–15 and 26–29 June 2012, the first event of its kind to be conducted in this county. The name of the sole participant in this foray, and his initials as used in other pages related to this foray, is 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 Russell County is accessible via the following link:

    A link to a map (Figure 2) of Russell 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 2012 UCR Foray in Russell County are available below:

   

Table 1. Species (98) detected during Russell County Foray—13–15 and 26–29 June 2012—and species (87) detected in and near that county during the 1985–1991 Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Project (Palmer-Ball 1996). To view a map of results for species detected during the foray, click on their alpha codes, if underlined.

Color Coding of Species Names:

Breeding Categories and Codes:

Species Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 31 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 7 90 CON–FL  
Wood Duck WODU 5 53 CON–FL X
Mallard MALL 2 6 CON–FL  
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 11 20 POS–X X
Ruffed Grouse RUGR       X
Wild Turkey WITU 5 23 CON–FL  
Rock Pigeon ROPI 6 28 POS–X X
Eurasian Collared-Dove ECDO 1 1 POS–X  
Mourning Dove MODO 30 274 POS–X X
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 9 11 POS–X X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 0 POS–X X
Eastern Whip-poor-will * WPWI 3 2 POS–X X
Chimney Swift CHSW 12 17 POS–X X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 5 5 POS–X X
Killdeer KILL 19 48 CON–DD X
Common Loon COLO 1 1 Transient  
Great Blue Heron GTBH 14 17 POS–X  
Green Heron GRHE 5 5 POS–X X
Black Vulture BLVU 10 17 POS–X X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 25 86 POS–X X
Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA       X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS–X X
Bald Eagle BAEA 1 1 POS–X  
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 13 18 CON–FL X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 9 9 POS–X X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 13 11 CON–FL X
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 1 1 POS–X  
Great Horned Owl * GHOW 1 0 POS–X X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 0 CON–FL X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 6 7 POS–X X
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 13 18 POS–X X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 24 51 POS–X X
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 22 35 POS–X X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 12 16 CON–FL X
Northern Flicker NOFL 15 20 POS–X X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 8 10 POS–X X
American Kestrel AMKE 18 46 CON–FL X
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 21 45 CON–FY X
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 26 99 CON–FL X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 29 133 CON–FL X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 27 113 POS–X X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 24 73 CON–FY X
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH       X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 24 83 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 20 44 POS–X X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 29 170 POS–X X
Blue Jay BLJA 28 114 CON–FY X
American Crow AMCR 30 144 CON–FL X
Horned Lark HOLA 1 1 POS–X  
Purple Martin PUMA 13 81 CON–ON X
Tree Swallow TRES 16 71 CON–FL  
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 18 68 CON–FL X
Cliff Swallow CLSW 1 30 CON–ON X
Barn Swallow BARS 28 353 CON–FL X
Carolina Chickadee CACH 29 134 POS–X X
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 29 124 CON–FL X
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 22 46 POS–X X
House Wren HOWR 9 23 POS–X  
Carolina Wren CARW 31 189 POS–X X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 27 100 POS–X X
Eastern Bluebird EABL 29 189 CON–ON X
Swainson's Thrush SWTH 1 1 Transient  
Wood Thrush WOTH 19 66 POS–X X
American Robin AMRO 29 413 CON–FY X
Gray Catbird GRCA 16 21 POS–X X
Brown Thrasher BRTH 22 41 CON–FY X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 27 294 CON–FY X
European Starling EUST 27 771 CON–FS X
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 9 14 POS–X X
House Sparrow HOSP 25 292 CON–FL X
House Finch HOFI 8 22 PRB–P X
American Goldfinch AMGO 31 131 POS–X X
Eastern Towhee EATO 30 137 POS–X X
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 30 280 CON–FY X
Field Sparrow FISP 29 200 CON–FL X
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 11 31 POS–X X
Song Sparrow SOSP 27 289 POS–X X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 25 70 POS–X X
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 28 197 POS–X X
Orchard Oriole OROR 19 54 POS–X X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 26 162 CON–FL X
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 29 135 CON–FL X
Common Grackle COGR 20 93 CON–FL X
Ovenbird OVEN 8 13 POS–X X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 3 7 POS–X X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 12 22 POS–X  
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 1 1 POS–X X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 1 1 POS–X  
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 13 41 CON–DD X
Common Yellowthroat COYE 29 191 POS–X X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 8 20 POS–X X
Cerulean Warbler CERW       X
Northern Parula NOPA 15 44 POS–X  
Yellow Warbler YWAR       X
Pine Warbler PIWA 8 21 POS–X X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 21 48 POS–X X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 14 37 POS–X X
Summer Tanager SUTA 27 77 POS–X X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 13 24 POS–X X
Northern Cardinal NOCA 31 347 POS–X X
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 23 86 POS–X X
Indigo Bunting INBU 31 531 POS–X X
Dickcissel DICK 4 9 POS–X  
           
Total Individuals     8610    
         
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort     55:15    
         
    Possible Breeding Species       61  
    Probable Breeding Species       1  
    Confirmed Breeding Species       34  
         
Total Breeding Species       96 87
           
Total Transient Species       2 0
           
Total Species       98 87

* Numerical data reflect results from 2 night counting periods.

 

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