Arrival and Departure Dates of Migrant Birds in the Upper Cumberland Region of Kentucky and Tennessee—Spring 2012
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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 |
| SBB | Spring BirdBlitz |
| SBC | Spring Bird Count |
| SJS | Stephen J. Stedman |
| Species | Early Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Blue-winged Teal | 16 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Bittern | ||||
| Least Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | 21 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Snowy Egret | 23 April | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS photo |
| Little Blue Heron | ||||
| Tricolored Heron | ||||
| Green Heron | 13 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 13 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | ||||
| Osprey | 8 April | Adair | KY | Tom Becker |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 15 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Merlin | ||||
| Sora | ||||
| Sandhill Crane | ||||
| American Golden-Plover | ||||
| Semipalmated Plover | 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Solitary Sandpiper | 29 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 8 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 8 April | Adair | KY | Tom Becker |
| 13 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | 30 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | 8 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 14 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Dunlin | 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | 3 May ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD (by call) |
| Wilson's Snipe | ||||
| Black Tern | ||||
| Forster’s Tern | ||||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | ||||
| Common Nighthawk | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Chuck-will’s-widow | ||||
| Eastern Whip-poor-will | 17 March ** | Jackson | TN | Nancy S. Layzer, James Layzer |
| 30 March | Clay | TN | Terry M. Campbell | |
| 30 March | DeKalb | TN | Melinda Welton | |
| 31 March | McCreary | KY | Doyle Hampton | |
| 2 April | Adair | KY | Wendy B. Burtt | |
| Chimney Swift | 13 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 12 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | ||||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 20 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 30 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | 28 April | Pulaski | KY | Andy Newman fide RMD |
| Willow Flycatcher | ||||
| Least Flycatcher | 20 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD (by call) |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 15 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Eastern Kingbird | 15 April | Morgan | TN | Michael E. Hodge |
| 17 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 19 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| White-eyed Vireo | 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 7 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 14 March | Cumberland | TN | Ben Britton |
| 17 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Warbling Vireo | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-eyed Vireo | 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 15 April | Adair | KY | Derek Coomer | |
| Purple Martin | 24 February | DeKalb | TN | fide Judy C. Fuson |
| 30 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Tree Swallow | 1 March | Pulaski | KY | Connie S. Neeley |
| 3 March | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| 9 March | DeKalb | TN | Jucy C. Fuson | |
| 13 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| N. Rough-winged Swallow | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Bank Swallow | ||||
| Cliff Swallow | 15 April | Adair | KY | Derek Coomer |
| 21 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Barn Swallow | 4 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| House Wren | 5 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Sedge Wren | ||||
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 8 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Veery | 3 May ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | ||||
| Swainson’s Thrush | 2 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Wood Thrush | 15 April | DeKalb | TN | Holly Taylor |
| 17 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Gray Catbird | 19 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger |
| 21 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
Blue-winged Warbler |
4 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Golden-winged Warbler | ||||
| Tennessee Warbler | 19 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
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| Nashville Warbler | 25 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Northern Parula | 26 March ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 8 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| Yellow Warbler | 19 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 20 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler | 30 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Cape May Warbler | 27 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | ||||
| Black-thr. Green Warbler | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Blackburnian Warbler | ||||
| Yellow-throated Warbler | 20 March ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Prairie Warbler | 8 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 6 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Blackpoll Warbler | ||||
Cerulean Warbler |
19 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 26 March ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Redstart | 16 April | Morgan | TN | Shane Williams |
| Prothonotary Warbler | 8 April | Adair | KY | Tom Becker |
| 10 April | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 7 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 16 April | Morgan | TN | Shane Williams | |
| Swainson’s Warbler | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Ovenbird | 17 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Louisiana Waterthrush | 15 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Kentucky Warbler | 22 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Connecticut Warbler | 14 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Mourning Warbler | 18 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Common Yellowthroat | 1 April ** | Fentress | TN | SJS, Doug Bruce, Mindy Fawver |
| 4 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| Hooded Warbler | 7 April ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Wilson’s Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | ||||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | ||||
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | ||||
| Henslow's Sparrow | ||||
| Lincoln’s Sparrow | ||||
| Summer Tanager | 14 April | Putnam | TN | SJS |
| 16 April | Adair | KY | Wendy Burt | |
| Scarlet Tanager | 31 March ** | Russell | KY | RMD |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 16 April | Adair | KY | Wendy Burt |
| 20 April | Barren | KY | Linda K. Craiger | |
| Blue Grosbeak | ||||
| Indigo Bunting | ||||
| Dickcissel | ||||
| Bobolink | ||||
| Orchard Oriole | ||||
| Baltimore Oriole | 17 April | DeKalb | TN | Carol D. Williams |
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:
| Species | Late Date | County | State | Observer(s) |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | 30 January | Dekalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| Ross's Goose | 30 January | Dekalb | TN | Judy C. Fuson |
| Gadwall | 8 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Wigeon | 7 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD | |
| American Black Duck | ||||
| Blue-winged Teal | 21 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 13 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Northern Shoveler | 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Northern Pintail | 17 February | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 19 February | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Green-winged Teal | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Canvasback | ||||
| Redhead | 22 March | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Ring-necked Duck | 10 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 15 May | Putnam | TN | SJS | |
| Greater Scaup | 17 February | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 30 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| Lesser Scaup | 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 17 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 23 April | Putnam | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand, SJS | |
| Surf Scoter | 14 April * | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Black Scoter | 14 April * | Adair | KY | RMD |
| Bufflehead | 14 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 1 May | Bledsoe | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
Red-breasted Merganser |
5 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Hooded Merganser | ||||
| Common Merganser | 12 February | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| Ruddy Duck | 5 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Common Loon | 21 April | Adair | KY | RMD |
| 5 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD | |
| 7 June | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand | |
| Horned Grebe | 26 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Bittern | ||||
| Great Egret | ||||
| Snowy Egret | ||||
| Little Blue Heron | 1 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Tricolored Heron | ||||
| Virginia Rail | 18 February | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Coot | 13 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 30 May | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch | |
| Semipalmated Plover | 1 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Spotted Sandpiper | ||||
| Solitary Sandpiper | ||||
| Greater Yellowlegs | ||||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 11 May | Cumberland | TN | Edmund K. LeGrand |
| 12 May | Putnam | TN | Carol D. Williams, Judy C. Fuson | |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | ||||
| Western Sandpiper | ||||
| Least Sandpiper | 20 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter, Martha G. Waldron |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | ||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | ||||
| Dunlin | ||||
| Wilson's Snipe | 1 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Bonaparte's Gull | 1 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Ring-billed Gull | 30 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 9 May | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch | |
| Herring Gull | ||||
| N. Saw-whet Owl | 12 February | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Rufous Hummingbird | 26 March | Barren | KY | Lew and Ruth Young |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 4 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | ||||
Alder Flycatcher |
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| Philadelphia Vireo | ||||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | ||||
| Brown Creeper | 24 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Winter Wren | 26 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Sedge Wren | ||||
| Marsh Wren | ||||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 26 March | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | ||||
| Veery | ||||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | ||||
| Swainson's Thrush | ||||
| Hermit Thrush | 10 April | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| American Pipit | 1 May ** | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Northern Waterthrush | 11 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Tennessee Warbler | 18 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | ||||
| Nashville Warbler | ||||
| Magnolia Warbler | 15 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Cape May Warbler | 9 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Palm Warbler | 4 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 12 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter, N. P. Mac McWhirter | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 12 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| Connecticut Warbler | ||||
| Mourning Warbler | ||||
| Wilson's Warbler | ||||
| Canada Warbler | 9 May | Pulaski | KY | RMD |
| 15 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter | |
| Vesper Sparrow | ||||
| Savannah Sparrow | ||||
| Fox Sparrow | ||||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | ||||
| Swamp Sparrow | ||||
| White-throated Sparrow | 9 May | Putnam | TN | Janie C. Finch |
| White-crowned Sparrow | ||||
| Dark-eyed Junco | ||||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | ||||
| Bobolink | 14 May | Warren | TN | Susan N. McWhirter |
| Rusty Blackbird | ||||
| Brewer's Blackbird | ||||
| Purple Finch | ||||
| Pine Siskin | ||||
Evening Grosbeak |
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