Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)

Abundance: Very Uncommon to Rare; recorded in 17 Regional counties, 6 in Kentucky and 11 in Tennessee (Map of UCR Distribution); data from the Regional bird-monitoring efforts are too few to determine a trend in the population migrating through the Region or in the very small breeding population in the Region (see also Regional Bird-Monitoring Plan).

Status: Transient in most Regional counties; Summer Resident at a few high elevation sites in Cumberland and Morgan counties, Tennessee.

Regional High Count and SBC/SBB High Count: 7 (14 May 1994; Putnam County, Tennessee [SBC]; m. ob.); FBC/FBB High Count: 4 (15 September 2007; Putnam County, Tennessee [FBC]; m. ob.).

Regional Extreme Dates:

    Early Spring: x (

    Late Fall: x (

    Note: Spring arrival usually evident by 5 May; fall departure largely complete by 20 September.  Regional dates of earliest reported spring arrival and latest reported fall departure for the years 2002–2011 follow:

Breeding: x

Habitat: x

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: Registered on 1 (of 125 possible) monthly check-list during 2003 and on 1 (of 206 possible) check-list during 2004, leading to a YardWatch frequency classification of Rare in each year; the Canada occurs even more infrequently in Regional yards and neighborhoods than in the Region as a whole.

Remarks: x

Check-lists of Birds for the Counties of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of each county of the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed by clicking on the links below. For each county, there are two check-lists: one list that shows the species that have been observed and where possible documented in the county within the larger list for the entire Region; and one list that includes only the species observed in the county with annotations for the date and observers for at least one sighting (the ultimate goal of the latter list will be to include annotations for the very first known Regional observation of each species in that county; this goal is probably one that will take many years to complete, if completion is even a possibility). To see if the species discussed in this species account has been observed in a county, click below or click on the link for the Map of UCR Distribution near the top of the page.

Check-lists of Birds for Some Public Access Birding Sites of the UCR

Check-lists of the birds of some public access birding sites within the Upper Cumberland Region may be viewed via the links below. To see if the species dealt with in this species account has been observed within any of these sites, click on the appropriate link below. See the pages for each county within the Gazetteer for links to additional smaller public access birding sites with check-lists in progress.

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