Results of 500-Stop Summer Roadside Survey (SRS) in Putnam County, Tennessee, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006 (Stephen J. Stedman and Barbara H. Stedman).
Section 1 (Canada Goose to Eastern Whip-poor-will)
Species from
Canada Goose to Eastern Whip-poor-will are listed below. Click on
the following
items for listings of other groups of species (in check-list order):
Canada Goose
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 7 | 276 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 11 | 205 |
2001 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 116 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 121 |
Wood Duck
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
2001 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
Mallard
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
Wild Turkey
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Northern Bobwhite
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 119 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 148 | 184 |
1996 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 99 | 143 |
2001 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 119 |
2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 60 |
Pied-billed Grebe
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1* |
* This individual, recorded 31 May 2006 at Burgess Falls State Natural Area, was probably not a breeder.
Great Blue Heron
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
2006 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 |
Green Heron
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
2006 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* One bird was suspected of being counted at two stops.
Black Vulture
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1996 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Turkey Vulture
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 40 |
1996 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 51 |
2001 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cooper's Hawk
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Red-shouldered Hawk
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Broad-winged Hawk
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2006 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Red-tailed Hawk
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
American Kestrel
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Killdeer
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 52 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 105 |
2001 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 56 |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 38 |
American Woodcock
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* |
* Results for 2006 are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).
Rock Pigeon
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
1996 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 63 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 65 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 76 |
Mourning Dove
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 158 | 394 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 86 | 236 | 516 |
1996 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 193 | 575 | 12 | 20 | 69 | 190 | 309 | 828 |
2001 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 143 | 424 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 135 | 255 | 632 |
2006 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 130 | 214 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 180 | 254 | 477 |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 79 | 81 |
1996 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 77 |
2001 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 |
2006 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 51 |
Black-billed Cuckoo
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Screech-Owl *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 23 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 30 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 32 |
2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
* Results are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).
Great Horned Owl *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
* Results are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).
Barred Owl *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
* Results are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).
Common Nighthawk *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Results for 1991, 1996, and
2006 are from 100-stop night survey (10
stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR,
10 in EE, and 20 in CP); results for 2001 are from 500-stop day survey.
Chuck-will's-widow *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 35 |
1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
* Results are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).
Eastern Whip-poor-will *
CB | WE | HR | EE | CP | Total |
Year | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. | Stops | Inds. |
1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
* Results are from 100-stop night survey (10 stops in CB, 10 in WE, 50 in HR, 10 in EE, and 20 in CP).