Arrival and Departure Dates of Migrant Birds in the Upper Cumberland Region of Kentucky and Tennessee—Spring 2011
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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:
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| Species | Early Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Blue-winged Teal | 14 January | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (photo) |
| American White Pelican | 14 March | Cumberland | TN | Tim J. Woody (photo), Linda J. Woody (photo) |
| 14 March | Smith | TN | Greg Woods | |
| Least Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | 25 March | Smith | TN | SJS |
| 4 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Snowy Egret | 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Little Blue Heron | 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Cattle Egret | 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Nan E. Beasley fide Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Tricolored Heron | ||||
| Green Heron | 4 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell |
| 9 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman/Douglas A. Downs | |
| 10 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 11 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 19 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor (photo) | |
| 26 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Osprey | 4 March | Jackson | TN | Nancy S. Layzer |
| 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 5 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 7 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 1 April | DeKalb | TN | H. & M. Taylor |
| 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 9 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| Peregrine Falcon | 31 March ** | Pulaski | KY | Arlene M. Morton, Roseanna M. Denton et al. |
| Sora | 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS |
| Sandhill Crane | 3 January | White | TN | Wally Brines |
| 7 January | Putnam | TN | Winston A. Walden | |
| American Golden-Plover | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover | 3 May | White | TN | SJS (SBC) |
| 4 May | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 20 April | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch, Ginger K. Ensor | |
| 26 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | 5 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 23 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 20 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Bledsoe | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand et al. | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 5 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 26 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | ||||
| Dunlin | ||||
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 3 May | White | TN | SJS (SBC) |
| Caspian Tern | 20 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Janie C. Finch |
| Black Tern | ||||
| Forster’s Tern | 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Melinda Welton |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 9 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 13 May | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 3 May | White | TN | SJS (SBC) | |
| 5 May | Putnam | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, Janie C. Finch (SBC) | |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | 13 April | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch |
| 18 April | DeKalb | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | 7 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 10 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Chimney Swift | 31 March ** | Pulaski | KY | C. Gay Hodges |
| 8 April | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 10 April | Bledsoe | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 14 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 2 April | Van Buren | TN | Jacquie Wagner |
| 2 April | DeKalb | TN | T. & V. Curtis | |
| 3 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 4 April | White | TN | Sharon Moffitt | |
| 7 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | Rosemary Taylor | |
| 8 April | Pulaski | KY | Laura Obiso | |
| 9 April | Jackson | TN | Linda Henderson/Janice Montgomery | |
| 10 April | Barren | KY | Lew and Ruth Young fide Linda K. Craiger | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | 30 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. Legrand (photo), Douglas A. Downs (photo) (SBB) |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 29 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 2 May | DeKalb | TB | Holly Taylor | |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | 27 April | DeKalb | TN | Carol D. Williams |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 10 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Willow Flycatcher | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Joseph E. Mast (SBC) |
| Least Flycatcher | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, Janie C. Finch (SBC) |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 11 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 16 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 19 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 19 April | Putnam | TN | SJS, G. and L. Roberts | |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 22 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Eastern Kingbird | 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 11 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 11 April | Barren | KY | Linda J. Craiger | |
| 11 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS/ Edmund K. LeGrand et al. | |
| 14 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | 10 May | Clay | TN | Danny Stone |
| White-eyed Vireo | 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 11 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 4 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 8 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 9 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 9 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 13 March | Van Buren | TN | Daniel Moss |
| 17 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 22 March | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Warbling Vireo | 11 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | 3 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBC) |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 8 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 11 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 12 April | Morgan | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Purple Martin | 28 February | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 11 March ** | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 12 March | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 25 March | Jackson | TN | SJS | |
| Tree Swallow | 3 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 4 March | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 7 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 12 March | Putnam | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 17 March | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 18 March | Jackson | TN | SJS | |
| 19 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 20 March | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs | |
| 24 March | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | 13 March | Van Buren | TN | Daniel Moss |
| 18 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 18 March | Pulaski | KY | C. Gay Hodges | |
| 19 March | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 24 March | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| 26 March | Monroe | KY | SJS | |
| 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| Bank Swallow | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Cliff Swallow | 25 March | Jackson | TN | SJS |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Barn Swallow | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 31 March | Smith | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 1 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor | |
| 4 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| House Wren | 11 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 18 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 22 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley/Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 27 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Sedge Wren | 30 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, Douglas A. Downs (SBB) |
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 20 March ** | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 24 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 3 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 4 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| Veery | 29 April | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor (photo of window-kill) |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBB) | |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 30 April | Barren | KY | Steve Kistler |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, Janie C. Finch (SBC) | |
| Swainson’s Thrush | 25 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly and Mark Taylor |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 30 April | Barren | KY | Steve Kistler | |
| Wood Thrush | 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | Morgan | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 16 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 18 April | Macon | TN | John D. Froeschauer | |
| 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Gray Catbird | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS/Edmund K. LeGrand et al. |
| 16 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 21 April | Barren | KY | Linda J. Craiger | |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 25 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
Blue-winged Warbler |
10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) |
| Tennessee Warbler | 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 29 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
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| Nashville Warbler | 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Northern Parula | 25 March | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow Warbler | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 17 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 21 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 24 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 24 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly and Mark Taylor | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 28 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Magnolia Warbler | 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Cape May Warbler | 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 23 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 24 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 28 April | Putnam | TN | John Johansen | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 30 April | Overton | TN | SJS (SBB) |
| Black-thr. Green Warbler | 3 April | McCreary | KY | RMD |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 7 April | Morgan | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| 8 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 13 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 12 April | Morgan | TN | Melinda Welton |
| 22 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 24 March | DeKalb | TN | Carol D. Williams |
| 25 March | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Ann Drothler | |
| 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Prairie Warbler | 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 10 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 11 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 26 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, Janie C. Finch (SBC) | |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 24 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 25 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 27 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
Cerulean Warbler |
7 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 11 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 12 April | Morgan | TN | David Engebretson fide Melinda Welton | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 18 April | Macon | TN | John D. Froeschauer | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 7 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 8 April | Pulaski | KY | Laura Obiso | |
| 9 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| American Redstart | 12 April | Morgan | TN | Melinda Welton |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 21 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 9 April ** | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 11 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 13 April | Jackson | TN | SJS | |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 20 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 9 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 18 April | Macon | TN | John D. Froeschauer | |
| 21 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Swainson’s Warbler | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBC) |
| Ovenbird | 7 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 13 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 13 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Northern Waterthrush | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 17 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 24 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | 25 March | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 29 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 30 March | Russell | KY | RMD | |
| 3 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Kentucky Warbler | 11 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor |
| 11 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 18 April | Macon | TN | John D. Froeschauer | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Connecticut Warbler | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBC) |
| Mourning Warbler | 9 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 10 May | DeKalb | TN | Pingang Wang (eBird) | |
| Common Yellowthroat | 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS |
| 11 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 11 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 13 April | Jackson | TN | SJS | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Hooded Warbler | 7 April | Morgan | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| 7 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 8 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | Van Buren | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Wilson’s Warbler | 10 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Canada Warbler | 30 April | Overton | TN | SJS (SBB) |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | SJS (SBC) | |
| 8 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 19 April | Putnam | TN | SJS, G. and L. Roberts |
| 23 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 30 April | Dekalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| Lark Sparrow | 16 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 9 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 11 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 24 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Douglas A. Downs, Edmund K. LeGrand (SBB) | |
| 3 May | White | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (SBC) | |
| Lincoln’s Sparrow | 24 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley |
| Summer Tanager | 14 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 18 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 20 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 22 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Linda Henderson | |
| Scarlet Tanager | 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor/Melinda Welton |
| 13 April | Morgan | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 18 April | Macon | TN | John D. Froeschauer | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 14 April | DeKalb | TN | T. and V. Curtis |
| 20 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 22 April | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 22 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| 23 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 24 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| Blue Grosbeak | 19 April | Putnam | TN | SJS, G. and L. Roberts |
| 21 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 22 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 25 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Indigo Bunting | 9 April | Cumberland | TN | Marianne LeGrand fide Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 11 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 12 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman | |
| Dickcissel | 30 April | Overton | TN | Douglas A. Downs, Edmund K. LeGrand (SBB) |
| 2 May | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 9 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 11 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | Daniel L. Combs, Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
| Bobolink | 30 April | Overton | TN | Douglas A. Downs, Edmund K. LeGrand (SBB) |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| Orchard Oriole | 11 April | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell |
| 11 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS/Edmund K. LeGrand et al. | |
| 21 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 26 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Baltimore Oriole | 18 April | Smith | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 22 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 24 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor | |
| 24 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 25 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 28 April | Smith | TN | Carole Gobert | |
| 29 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 5 May | McCreary | KY | RMD |
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 |
| SBB | Spring BirdBlitz |
| SBC | Spring Bird Count |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman |
| Species | Late Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | 19 February | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs (photo) |
| 9 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Snow Goose | 6 March | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| 3 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Gadwall | 25 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| American Wigeon | ||||
| American Black Duck | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal | 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) |
| 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor et al. (SBC) | |
| 16 May | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Northern Shoveler | 26 March | Monroe | KY | SJS |
| 2 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 20 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor, Janie C. Finch | |
| Northern Pintail | ||||
| Green-winged Teal | 11 March | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Canvasback | 20 April ** | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch, Ginger K. Ensor |
| Redhead | 11 March | Warren | TN | Winston A. Walden, Thomas M. Saya |
| 14 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 25 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| Ring-necked Duck | 26 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 3 May | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
| 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Greater Scaup | 8 March | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 26 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 12 April | Putnam | TN | John Johansen | |
| 14 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Lesser Scaup | 25 March | Jackson | TN | SJS |
| 26 March | Monroe | KY | SJS | |
| 3 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 5 April | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 5 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 12 April | Putnam | TN | John Johansen | |
| Scaup sp. | 28 May | DeKalb | TN | Mark and Holly Taylor |
| Bufflehead | 10 April | Bledsoe | TN | SJS |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
Common Goldeneye |
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| Hooded Merganser | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 3 May | White | TN | Judy C. Fuson (photo) (SBC) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Barbara H. Stedman, Janie C. Finch (SBC) | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 25 March | Smith | TN | SJS | |
| 26 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| Ruddy Duck | 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 10 April | Bledsoe | TN | SJS | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Common Loon | 26 March | Monroe | KY | SJS |
| 22 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| 3 May | White | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (SBC) | |
| 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 16 May | DeKalb | TN | Mark and Holly Taylor | |
| Horned Grebe | 31 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Red-necked Grebe | 12 March | Russell | KY | RMD |
| American Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | 3 May | White | TN | m. ob. (SBC) |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | SJS (SBC) | |
| 25 May | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| 29 May | DeKalb | TN | Mark Taylor (photo) | |
| Snowy Egret | ||||
| Little Blue Heron | 23 May * | Overton | TN | SJS (photo) (Foray) |
| Mississippi Kite | 30 May | McCreary | KY | RMD (Foray) |
| Northern Harrier | 11 March | Warren | TN | Winston A. Walden, Thomas M. Saya |
| 27 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, Douglas A. Downs (SBB) | |
| 3 May | White | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (SBC) | |
| 20 May | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Peregrine Falcson | 5 May | DeKalb | TN | David Kirschke (photo) |
| Sora | 30 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, Douglas A. Downs (SBB) |
| 3 May | White | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBC) | |
| American Coot | 23 April | Morgan | TN | Michael E. Hodge |
| 25 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, Douglas A. Downs (SBB) | |
| 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 11 May | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Sandhill Crane | 7 March | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins |
| 7 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Semipalmated Plover | 23 May | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 14 May | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger |
| 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 May | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| 7 June | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (Foray) | |
| Solitary Sandpiper | 14 May | Putnam | TN | SJS (SBC) |
| 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 May | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 3 May | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs (SBC) |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 25 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | 26 May | Overton | TN | SJS (Foray) |
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | ||||
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | 28 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | 3 May | White | TN | SJS (SBC) |
| 13 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Wilson's Snipe | 25 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD | |
| 3 May | White | TN | Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
| Bonaparte's Gull | 22 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 25 March | Jackson | TN | SJS | |
| 3 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 4 April | Barren | KY | Linda J. Craiger | |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| Ring-billed Gull | 26 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer |
| 27 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 22 April | Van Buren | TN | David Kirschke | |
| Herring Gull | ||||
| Caspian Tern | ||||
| Short-eared Owl | 20 March | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger, Carla Glass |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 11 March | Warren | TN | Winston A. Walden, Thomas M. Saya |
| 13 March | Van Buren | TN | Daniel Moss | |
| 3 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 5 April | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| 8 April | Jackson | TN | Michael J. Hawkins | |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 13 April | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | 26 May | Overton | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (Foray) |
Least Flycatcher |
8 June | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (Foray) |
| 14 June | Van Buren | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (Foray) | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 22 April | Putnam | TN | Ginger K. Ensor |
| 25 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | Thomas M. Saya, Winston A. Walden (SBC) | |
| Brown Creeper | 16 March | Putnam | TN | Barbara H. Stedman |
| Winter Wren | 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Thomas M. Saya, Michael P. O'Rourke (SBB) | |
| Sedge Wren | ||||
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 3 April | McCreary | KY | RMD |
| 5 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 13 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 28 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Veery | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| Swainson's Thrush | 18 May | Cumberland | TN | Scott G. Somershoe |
| 20 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 20 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 26 May | Overton | TN | SJS (Foray) | |
| Hermit Thrush | 2 April | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 3 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| American Pipit | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler | 8 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | m. ob.(SBC) | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ||||
| Nashville Warbler | 18 May | Morgan | TN | Scott G. Somershoe et al. |
| Magnolia Warbler | 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 19 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Cape May Warbler | 14 May | Putnam | TN | SJS (SBC) |
| 15 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 10 June ** | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch (Foray) |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 9 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Palm Warbler | 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) |
| 10 May | Warren | TN | N. P. "Mac" McWhirter, Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | Thomas M. Saya et al. (SBC) | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 6 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 14 May | Putnam | TN | m. ob. (SBC) |
| 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Northern Waterthrush | 10 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 23 May | Overton | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand (Foray) | |
| Connecticut Warbler | 20 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Mourning Warbler | 25 May | Overton | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (Foray) |
| Wilson's Warbler | 22 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Canada Warbler | 20 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Tree Sparrow | 19 February | DeKalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| Vesper Sparrow | 28 April | Warren | TN | N. P. "Mac" McWhirter |
| Savannah Sparrow | 26 April | Wayne | KY | RMD |
| 10 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 14 May | Putnam | TN | Daniel L. Combs, Douglas A. Downs (SBC) | |
| 18 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 23 May | Overton | TN | m. ob. (Foray) | |
| Fox Sparrow | 20 March | Putnam | TN | SJS, Barbara H. Stedman |
| 21 March | Scott | TN | Connie S. Neeley | |
| 24 March | Barren | KY | Carla Glass fide Linda K. Craiger | |
| 27 March | Jackson | TN | Janice Montgomery | |
| 2 April | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | 10 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter |
| Swamp Sparrow | 28 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) | |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| White-throated Sparrow | 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) |
| 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 8 May | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 18 May | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 30 April | Overton | TN | m. ob. (SBB) |
| 7 May | Cumberland | TN | m. ob. (SBC) | |
| 9 May | Dekalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson | |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 29 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 3 April | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| 9 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 10 April | DeKalb | TN | Carol D. Williams | |
| 11 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| 23 April | McCreary | KY | RMD | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 18 May | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| Bobolink | ||||
| Rusty Blackbird | 19 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 30 March | Barren | KY | David L. Roemer | |
| 7 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | ||||
| Purple Finch | 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 30 April | Overton | TN | Barbara H. Stedman (SBB) | |
| 9 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 17 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Pine Siskin | 30 April | Overton | TN | SJS (SBB) |
| 4 May | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| 10 May | Cumberland | TN | DJ Stanley | |
| 10 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 19 May | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
Evening Grosbeak |
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