Arrival and Departure Dates of Migrant Birds in the Upper Cumberland Region of Kentucky and Tennessee—Spring 2010
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I. Arrival Dates for Summer Residents and Transients
* = documentation provided for extremely early dates or rare species
** = record early for site; documentation also provided
Key to observer initials and acronyms:
| RMD | Roseanna M. Denton |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman |
| Species | Early Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Blue-winged Teal | 12 February | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| American White Pelican | 28 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
| American Bittern | ||||
| Least Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | 13 March ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 25 March | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Snowy Egret | ||||
| Little Blue Heron | ||||
| Cattle Egret | 24 April | DeKalb | TN | Kenneth Magness, Debra Magness, Kenderly Cripps fide Michael J. Hawkins |
| Green Heron | 2 April | DeKalb | TN | Sarah Parker fide Carol D. Williams |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Linda Henderson | |
| 10 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Osprey | 13 March | Jackson | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 6 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 7 April | Cumberland | TN | Nan E. Beesley fide DJ Stanley | |
| 7 April | Scott | TN | Robert G. Emmott | |
| Mississippi Kite | 21 May | Russell | KY | RMD |
| 29 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 21 March | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor |
| 1 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 1 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 4 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 9 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Sora | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | 17 January | Van Buren | TN | Jacquie Wagner |
| American Golden-Plover | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover | ||||
| Spotted Sandpiper | 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 17 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 19 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | 5 April | Russell | KY | RMD |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| Willet | 20 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD (photo) |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs |
| 5 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 6 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Dunlin | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher | ||||
| Franklin's Gull | 1 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Caspian Tern | 5 April ** | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
| 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS | |
| Black Tern | ||||
| Forster’s Tern | 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 3 May | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke |
| 3 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| 8 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | 5 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 6 May | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 6 May | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 16 May | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | 25 April | Jackson | TN | James Layzer |
| 27 April | Cumberland | TN | Janet Dowlen | |
| 29 April | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch | |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | 2 April | Bledsoe | TN | Dana Girard |
| 3 April | Jackson | TN | James Layzer fide Nancy S. Layzer | |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 15 April | Pickett | TN | Lana Baker Rossi fide Robbie C. Hassler | |
| 17 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Chimney Swift | 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 2 April | Dekalb | TN | Peggy Huffstetler |
| 3 April | Putnam | TN | Susan E. Pirolo | |
| 4 April | Jackson | TN | Janice Montgomery | |
| 5 April | Clay | TN | Sue Russell | |
| 7 April | Van Buren | TN | Jacquie Wagner | |
| 8 April | Smith | TN | Kathy Harville | |
| 9 April | White | TN | Sharon Moffitt | |
| 9 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 10 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 10 April | Pickett | TN | Robbie C. Hassler | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | 4 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 25 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 30 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 1 May | White | TN | Carol D. Williams et al. | |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand/Rebecca Schapansky | |
| 4 May | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Willow Flycatcher | 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 20 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 26 May | White | TN | SJS, Linda C. Robertson | |
| Alder Flycatcher | 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 25 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger |
| 25 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 26 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 28 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 29 April | Jackson | TN | Nancy S. Layzer | |
| 1 May | White | TN | Carol D. Williams | |
| 3 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Eastern Kingbird | 10 April | Smith | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, SJS |
| 11 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 13 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS | |
| 15 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | 15 May | Bledsoe | TN | SJS |
| White-eyed Vireo | 6 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke |
| 7 April | Monroe | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 7 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 13 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 13 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley/RMD | |
| 17 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGand | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 5 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 7 April | Monroe | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 9 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| 9 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS | |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 12 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 23 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Warbling Vireo | 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo | 8 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| Purple Martin | 10 March | DeKalb | TN | J. B. Taylor fide Judy C. Fuson |
| 18 March | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 25 March | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 26 March | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| Tree Swallow | 21 February ** | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley, Wendell Neeley |
| 14 March | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 16 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 17 March | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 17 March | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 18 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 18 March | Adair | KY | RMD, Somerset Bird Club | |
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | 19 March | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 24 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 25 March | Overton | TN | SJS | |
| 25 March | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 27 March | Cumberland | KY | SJS | |
| 1 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 6 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Bank Swallow | 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| 27 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Cliff Swallow | 25 March | Russell | KY | RMD |
| 27 March | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 1 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 4 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Barn Swallow | 25 March | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger |
| 25 March | Overton | TN | SJS | |
| 27 March | Cumberland | KY | RMD | |
| 1 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 2 April | Smith | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 4 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| House Wren | 4 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 10 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 13 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 15 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Sedge Wren | ||||
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 28 March | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown | |
| 6 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Veery | 8 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | ||||
| Swainson’s Thrush | 1 May | White | TN | Winston A. Walden et al. |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Wood Thrush | 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS |
| 15 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 17 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 25 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 28 April | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky et al. | |
| Gray Catbird | 13 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke |
| 26 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 1 May | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
Blue-winged Warbler |
13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Golden-winged Warbler | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | Douglas A. Downs/Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Tennessee Warbler | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
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| Nashville Warbler | 22 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Northern Parula | 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 7 April | Monroe | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow Warbler | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 21 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 28 April | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| Magnolia Warbler | 3 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 3 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Cape May Warbler | 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 4 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | ||||
| Black-thr. Green Warbler | 31 March | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Nancy S. Layzer, Linda Henderson |
| 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 4 April | Morgan | TN | Robert and Leigh Loveday | |
| 7 April | Scott | TN | Robert G. Emmott | |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 2 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams |
| 2 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 2 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 2 April | Smith | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 2 April | Bledsoe | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 4 April | Morgan | TN | Robert and Leigh Loveday | |
| 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 6 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 7 April | Monroe | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 7 April | Scott | TN | Robert G. Emmott | |
| 10 April | Jackson | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 11 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Prairie Warbler | 9 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke |
| 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS | |
| 10 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 15 April | Morgan | TN | Rebecca Schapansky | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 3 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Cerulean Warbler | 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 20 April | Van Buren | TN | David F. Vogt | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 10 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| American Redstart | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams, Peggy Huffstetler | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 21 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 24 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Swainson’s Warbler | 21 April | Morgan | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 23 April | Scott | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 6 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Ovenbird | 11 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 12 April | Morgan | TN | Rebecca Schapansky | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 20 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams, Peggy Huffstetler | |
| 25 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Northern Waterthrush | 2 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 3 May | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 3 May | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 25 March | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 27 March | Cumberland | KY | RMD | |
| 30 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 5 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown | |
| 7 April | Monroe | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 12 April | Morgan | TN | Rebecca Schapansky | |
| Kentucky Warbler | 11 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 25 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 27 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Connecticut Warbler | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | SJS |
| Mourning Warbler | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | SJS |
| Common Yellowthroat | 10 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rouke | |
| 13 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 23 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 25 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 28 April | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky | |
| Hooded Warbler | 10 April | Smith | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman |
| 14 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| 14 April | DeKalb | TN | SJS | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 25 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 25 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Wilson’s Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | 3 May | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke |
| 9 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 9 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 20 April | Barren | KY | Tom Durbin |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 23 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| 26 April | Jackson | TN | Nancy S. Layzer | |
| 27 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | 15 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 21 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 5 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | 29 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson, Peggy Huffstetler |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| Lincoln’s Sparrow | 24 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Summer Tanager | 20 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 21 April | Morgan | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 23 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 24 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 25 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 27 Apr | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 27 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| Scarlet Tanager | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 15 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams, Peggy Huffstetler | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 22 April | Pickett | TN | Robbie C. Hassler |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 24 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| 26 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 29 April | DeKalb | TN | Carol D. Williams | |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 3 May | Jackson | TN | Nancy S. Layzer | |
| 4 May | Clay | TN | Heather Gothard | |
| Blue Grosbeak | 5 April * | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 8 April ** | Putnam | TN | Winston A. Walden (photo) | |
| 29 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Indigo Bunting | 15 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 15 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 18 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 18 April | Van Buren | TN | Jacquie Wagner | |
| 19 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Pickett | TN | Robbie C. Hassler | |
| 24 April | Bledsoe | TN | Dana Girard | |
| 25 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 25 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| Dickcissel | 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| 2 May | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 5 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 6 May | Metcalfe | KY | SJS | |
| Bobolink | 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer (photo) |
| 27 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson fide Carol D. Williams | |
| 1 May | White | TN | Thomas M. Saya et al. | |
| 3 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Orchard Oriole | 14 April | Putnam | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Nancy S. Layzer, Peggy Huffstetler |
| 15 April | Jackson | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| 22 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Baltimore Oriole | 8 April | Van Buren | TN | Jacquie Wagner (photo) |
| 25 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor, Mark Taylor | |
| 27 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 3 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 4 May | Cumberland | TN | Ann Drothler |
II. Departure Dates for Winter Residents and Transients
* = documentation requested for extremely late dates or rare species
** = record late for site; documentation also requested
Key to observer initials and acronyms:
| RMD | Roseanna M. Denton |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman |
| Species | Late Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Snow Goose | ||||
| Gadwall | ||||
| American Wigeon | 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| American Black Duck | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 8 May | Putnam | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 10 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 18 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Northern Shoveler | ||||
| Northern Pintail | ||||
| Green-winged Teal | ||||
| Canvasback | 7 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Redhead | 24 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Ring-necked Duck | 22 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Greater Scaup | 2 March | Russell | KY | RMD |
| 28 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown | |
| Lesser Scaup | 4 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Bufflehead | 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
Common Goldeneye |
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| Hooded Merganser | 29 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 23 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 28 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
| Ruddy Duck | ||||
| Common Loon | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 27 May | Bledsoe | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, Steve LeGrand | |
| Horned Grebe | 18 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown | |
| American Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | 8 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter |
| 8 May | Putnam | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 June | Pulaski | KY | SJS (Foray) | |
| Snowy Egret | ||||
| Cattle Egret | 3 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter |
| Osprey | 20 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Northern Harrier | 27 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 8 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD (SBC) | |
| Rough-legged Hawk | 13 February | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| American Coot | 1 May | White | TN | Carol D. Williams, Judy C. Fuson, Peggy Huffstetler |
| American Coot | 21 May | Pulaski | KY | Roseanna M. Denton |
| Sandhill Crane | 20 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 20 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Semipalmated Plover | 10 May | Monroe | KY | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS |
| 10 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 18 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 1 June | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs | ||||
| Willet | 9 May | Adair | KY | RMD (photo) |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | Joseph E. Mast (SBC) |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | ||||
| Dunlin | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe | 6 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 22 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer, David Brown |
| Ring-billed Gull | 18 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 22 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Herring Gull | 26 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| Caspian Tern | ||||
| Forster's Tern | ||||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 2 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams |
| 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | ||||
Alder Flycatcher |
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| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 23 March | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger |
| 11 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| Brown Creeper | ||||
| Winter Wren | 31 March | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Nancy S. Layzer, Linda Henderson |
| 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe | |
| 23 May | Van Buren | TN | David F. Vogt | |
| Sedge Wren | ||||
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 27 March | Cumberland | KY | RMD |
| 1 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| Veery | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Swainson's Thrush | 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Hermit Thrush | 1 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 2 April | DeKalb | TN | Michael J. Hawkins, Judy C. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 11 April | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 29 April | Metcalfe | KY | Brainard Palmer-Ball, Mark Monroe | |
| American Pipit | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | SJS |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ||||
| Nashville Warbler | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler | 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky |
| Cape May Warbler | ||||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 5 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 10 May | Monroe | KY | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 31 May | Cumberland | TN | CDW, MJH (Foray) |
| Palm Warbler | 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky |
| 11 May | Morgan | TN | Michael E. Hodge | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Rebecca Schapansky |
| 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Northern Waterthrush | 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Connecticut Warbler | ||||
| Mourning Warbler | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | ||||
| American Tree Sparrow | 17 February | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley |
| 19 February | White | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Vesper Sparrow | 6 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 8 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 8 May | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman et al. | |
| Savannah Sparrow | 10 May | Monroe | KY | SJS, Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 10 May | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 15 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Fox Sparrow | 28 March | Jackson | TN | Janice Montgomery |
| 1 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow | 8 May | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman et al. |
| 8 May | Pulaski | KY | fide RMD (SBC) | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 4 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 4 May | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger | |
| 5 May | DeKalb | TN | Judy D. Fuson, Carol D. Williams | |
| 8 May | Pulaski | KY | fide RMD (SBC) | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 30 March | Barren | KY | Linda Craiger |
| 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 2 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 15 May | Cumberland | TN | fide Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Bobolink | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | 13 March | Jackson | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 15 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 26 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 1 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | 5 April ** | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer (photo), David Brown |
| Purple Finch | 8 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 19 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 26 April | Bledsoe | TN | Dana Girard | |
| 28 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| Pine Siskin | 25 April | Putnam | TN | Michael P. O'Rourke |
Evening Grosbeak |
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