Results of the 38th Putnam County, Tennessee, Spring Bird Count—14 May 2011

 
 

 

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Table 1. Results of 38th Putnam County Spring Bird Count.

Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Party Leader CDW GKE WAW SJS DLC none  
Party Members MJH NSL TMS   DAD    
  JuF LH MPO        
    JaF MSO        
               
Number Field Observers 3 4 4 1 2 NA 14
Number Field Parties 1 1 1 1 1 NA 5
Number Feederwatchers 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0
               
Start CDT 0630 0530 0545 0438 0600 NA 0438
End CDT 1745 1800 1730 1738 1730 NA 1800
    Hours on Foot 0 6 1 0.25 1.5 NA 8.75
    Hours by Car 10 9 10.75 12 10 NA 51.75
Total Party Hours 10 15 11.75 12.25 11.5 NA 60.5
     Miles on Foot 0 4 1 0.25 1 NA 6.25
     Miles by Car 80 71 84 112 65 NA 412
Total Party Miles 80 75 85 112.25 66 NA 418.25
Owling Hours 0 0 0 0.75 0 NA 0.75
Owling Miles 0 0 0 9 0 NA 9
Feeder-watching Hours 0 0 0 0 0 NA 0
               
Low Temperature (F) 61   64 63     61
High Temperature (F) 70           70
Wind AM (mph)       0–10     0–10
Wind PM (mph)       0–15     0–15
Sky AM clo     clo     cloudy
Sky PM clo     clo     cloudy
Precipitation AM rain     int rain     int rain
Precipitation PM rain     int rain     int rain
Moon Phase       not in view     not in view
               
Total Species 79 78 83 93 92   119
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Canada Goose 2 34 59 59 14   168
Wood Duck   3   2 2   7
Mallard   5 7 9 2   23
Blue-winged Teal   2         2
Northern Bobwhite 1 3   1     5
Wild Turkey 2   4 5     11
Pied-billed Grebe       2     2
Great Blue Heron 9 3 1 1 7   21
Great Egret       1     1
Green Heron   6 3 5 4   18
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron         1   1* (tie)
Black Vulture 11 3 1 5 15   35
Turkey Vulture 20 23 9 14 13   79
Cooper's Hawk 3     1 1   5
Red-shouldered Hawk   2 1 3 2   8
Broad-winged Hawk 2           2
Red-tailed Hawk 2 6 2   4   14
Buteo sp.   2         2
Killdeer 1 3 1 6 1   12
Spotted Sandpiper         1   1
Solitary Sandpiper       1     1
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Rock Pigeon 1 7 3 4 8   23
Mourning Dove 64 110 57 35 53   319
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 4 2   2   10
Barn Owl         1   1
Great Horned Owl   2   2     4
Barred Owl 1 1         2
Common Nighthawk     1 1     2
Chuck-will's-widow   3   5     8
Chimney Swift 12 7 26 6 10   61
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3   2 1     6
Belted Kingfisher   1     1   2
Red-headed Woodpecker   2 2   2   6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 13 14 8 17   58
Downy Woodpecker 2 1 4 4 4   15
Hairy Woodpecker         1   1
Northern Flicker 1 4 8 7 2   22
Pileated Woodpecker 8 2 7 4 5   26
American Kestrel 1   4 1 1   7
Eastern Wood-Pewee 13 9 16 26 6   70
Acadian Flycatcher 13 1 7 12 6   39
Eastern Phoebe 7 15 7 8 3   40
Great Crested Flycatcher 8 10 11 7 12   48
Eastern Kingbird 9 19 20 16 4   68
Loggerhead Shrike   1         1
White-eyed Vireo 31 4 6 8 5   54
Yellow-throated Vireo 3   7 5 1   16
Blue-headed Vireo       1     1
Warbling Vireo 1           1
Red-eyed Vireo 75 11 41 107 30   264
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Blue Jay 15 29 24 12 20   100
American Crow 41 82 60 36 45   264
Purple Martin 41 27 2 8 34   112
Tree Swallow 2 17 5 6 6   36
N. Rough-winged Swallow 7 22 14 9 10   62
Cliff Swallow 27           27
Barn Swallow 32 32 29 10 35   138
Carolina Chickadee 4 9 13 16 5   47
Tufted Titmouse 27 27 31 40 20   145
White-breasted Nuthatch   4 6 1     11
Brown-headed Nuthatch     3       3
House Wren   2 6 4 8   20
Carolina Wren 23 14 28 37 29   131
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 10 22 26 17   81
Eastern Bluebird 33 38 46 23 27   167
Gray-cheeked Thrush         1   1
Swainson's Thrush   2 1 2 2   7
Wood Thrush 9 1 3 16 4   33
American Robin 90 69 92 25 215   491
Gray Catbird   2 1 3 3   9
Northern Mockingbird 32 55 35 19 44   185
Brown Thrasher 6 17 19 13 9   64
European Starling 175 297 200 85 160   917
Cedar Waxwing 90 82 15 25 16   228
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Ovenbird 8   7 11 2   28
Worm-eating Warbler       2 1   3
Louisiana Waterthrush 2   1       3
Blue-winged Warbler 1           1
Black-and-white Warbler     4 7 4   15
Prothonotary Warbler         3   3
Tennessee Warbler       2 1   3
Kentucky Warbler 1 4 6 8 4   23
Common Yellowthroat 18 7 12 18 14   69
Hooded Warbler 5   4 29 1   39
American Redstart 3 1   12 6   22
Cape May Warbler       1     1
Cerulean Warbler 5     2 7   14
Northern Parula 19     3 11   33
Magnolia Warbler     1 1     2
Bay-breasted Warbler         1   1
Blackburnian Warbler 2           2
Yellow Warbler   1 1   3   5
Blackpoll Warbler 1     3     4
Palm Warbler     1       1
Pine Warbler   2 2 3 1   8
Yellow-throated Warbler 2 1 5 19 3   30
Prairie Warbler 1   9 8 1   19
Black-throated Green Warbler       1     1
Yellow-breasted Chat 39 1 16 9 7   72
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total
               
Eastern Towhee 32 22 22 23 13   112
Chipping Sparrow 18 18 33 28 21   118
Field Sparrow 19 6 22 15 18   80
Savannah Sparrow         2   2
Grasshopper Sparrow       7 1   8
Song Sparrow 4 14 29 46 26   119
Summer Tanager 12 9 24 18 8   71
Scarlet Tanager 9   15 14 2   40
Northern Cardinal 41 65 67 37 36   246
Rose-breasted Grosbeak   1 1       2
Blue Grosbeak 2 3 5 13 1   24
Indigo Bunting 130 29 68 108 41   376
Dickcissel         3   3
Red-winged Blackbird 35 127 66 37 65   330
Eastern Meadowlark 5 33 53 33 65   189
Common Grackle 23 25 47 8 40   143
Brown-headed Cowbird 42 17 28 19 17   123
Orchard Oriole 7 3 8 16 6   40
House Finch 3 3 12 13 3   34
American Goldfinch 5 30 12 7 16   70
House Sparrow 5 6 42 15 23   91
               
Total Individuals 1473 1588 1611 1395 1428   7495
               
Total Species 79 78 83 93 92   119
               
Location W NW NE SE SW FW Total

Key to Observers:

Initials/Code Name
DLC Daniel L. Combs
DAD Douglas A. Downs
GKE Ginger K. Ensor
JaF Janie C. Finch
JuF Judy C. Fuson
MJH Michael J. Hawkins
LH Linda Henderson
NSL Nancy S. Layzer
MPO Michael P. O'Rourke
MSO Michelle S. O'Rourke
TMS Thomas M. Saya
SJS Stephen J. Stedman, compiler
WAW Winston A. Walden
CDW Carol D. Williams

Comments:

* = tied record high count for Putnam County Spring Bird Count (1 species).  No species new to the Putnam County SBC was observed, leaving the all-time species total for this event at 204.  Several factors combined to reduce the total species found and total individuals counted for many species on this count: rainy conditions prevailed during most of the day; the count was conducted a week after the peak of the spring migration; a low number of parties was available to count; and several of the usual participants could not be present.

The Blue-winged Teal were found at the Lexus Pond on Clemmons Rd. (GKE, NSL, JaF, LH).

The Great Egret was found at the Monterey Lakes on Walker Farm Rd. (SJS).

The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron was an adult at Burgess Falls State Natural Area (DLC, DAD).

The Barn Owl was present at the traditional site in the county (DLC, DAD).

The Loggerhead Shrike was found on Foster Circle (GKE, NSL, JaF, LH).

The Brown-headed Nuthatches were found at the Cookeville Golf Course for the 10th consecutive SBC conducted in Putnam County (WAW, TMS, MPO).

The Dickcissels were found on Ball Hill Rd. (DLC, DAD).

 

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