[TN-Bird] Knoxville CBC results
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- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:55:10 -0500 (EST)
The Knoxville CBC was held on Sunday, 2 January 2011, and I finally
made time to upload the results to the Audubon website this weekend.
Some notes and highlights follow with full details below (please
excuse the out-of-date taxonomical order... I haven't updated my
compilation spreadsheet in a while).
A total of 99 species were found on count day, our 3rd highest tally
for this count. Quite good considering that the center of the 15-mile
diameter count circle is centered at Kingston Pike and Ebeneezer Rd
in the heart of West Knoxville.
We had 45 observers in 27 parties (that includes 5 observers in
4 feederwatch parties) which is a typical level of participation
over the past few years.
Highlights were a SUMMER TANAGER and SEDGE WREN, each recorded for
only the second time on this count. The Summer Tanager has been
coming to the suet feeder at Hugh Morgan's home... which was formerly
owned by long-time TOS member Holly Overton. The Sedge Wren was
found at the UT Plant Science Farm where one was also found on the
Knoxville Fall Count in September (as a reminder, UTPSF is now
OFF-LIMITS to the public... KTOS has special permission to conduct
bird counts here).
Other good finds included 4 Snow Geese found by 2 different parties,
Loggerhead Shrike at our last (somewhat) reliable spot in the circle
on Roy Goddard Rd in Blount Co, and 2 Fish Crows found by 2 different
parties.
Blackbirds made an impressive showing compared to recent years with
our highest number of Common Grackle and Red-winged Blackbird since
1993-94. Good numbers of Rusty Blackbirds and Brown-headed Cowbirds
were also found. These species were once common in the count circle
when much of the area consisted of large farms, but they have become
rather scarce in winter with increased suburban development.
The only species recorded in record high numbers were Wild Turkey
and Northern Harrier.
Our biggest misses included American Wigeon, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill
Crane, Eastern Screech-Owl, Barred Owl, Rufous Hummingbird (3rd
consecutive year), and House Wren. Northern Bobwhite was missed
as well, but, unfortunately, that has come to be expected.
Thanks to everyone that participated!
Dean Edwards
compiler, Knoxville CBC
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Knox County Spring Count
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Weather: partly cloudy, water open, no snow cover
High Temperature: 45 F
Low Temperature: 36 F
Precipitation: 0
Winds: N-NW, 0-10 mph
Notes: 30.25"Hg rising, 57% rel hum
PARTY: 45 observers in 27 parties (including 5 in 4 FW parties)
PARTY HOURS:
by foot 82.50
by car 46.13
by boat 1.90
by ATV 4.00
TOTAL (CBC) 134.53
owling 2.35
feeder watching 11.22
GRAND TOTAL 148.10
PARTY MILES:
by foot 56.40
by car 506.80
by boat 4.00
by ATV 2.00
TOTAL (CBC) 569.20
owling 26.30
GRAND TOTAL 595.50
Start Time: 6:45
End Time: 18:25
SPECIES
SWANS GEESE and DUCKS
Snow Goose 4
white morph 4
Canada Goose 1047
Wood Duck 10
Gadwall 62
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 449
Northern Shoveler 12
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 2
Canvasback 1
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 21
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 42
PARTRIDGES GROUSE and TURKEYS
Wild Turkey 55
LOONS
Common Loon 1
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe 54
Horned Grebe 5
CORMORANTS
Double-crested Cormorant 10
BITTERNS and HERONS
Great Blue Heron 185
Great Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 20
AMERICAN VULTURES
Black Vulture 42
Turkey Vulture 18
KITES HAWKS EAGLES and ALLIES
Bald Eagle 4
adult 3
immature 1
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 4
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 13
Red-tailed Hawk 50
CARACARAS and FALCONS
American Kestrel 11
RAILS GALLINULES and COOTS
American Coot 155
PLOVERS and LAPWINGS
Killdeer 84
SANDPIPERS PHALAROPES and ALLIES
Wilson's Snipe 7
American Woodcock 1
SKUAS GULLS TERNS and SKIMMERS
Bonaparte's Gull 483
Ring-billed Gull 1482
Herring Gull 1
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon 432
Mourning Dove 303
TYPICAL OWLS
Great Horned Owl 6
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher 52
WOODPECKERS and ALLIES
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 122
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 37
Downy Woodpecker 72
Hairy Woodpecker 14
Northern Flicker 60
Pileated Woodpecker 10
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Phoebe 26
SHRIKES
Loggerhead Shrike 1
JAYS MAGPIES and CROWS
Blue Jay 465
American Crow 1443
Fish Crow 2
TITMICE and CHICKADEES
Carolina Chickadee 418
Tufted Titmouse 267
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 47
Brown-headed Nuthatch 15
CREEPERS
Brown Creeper 10
WRENS
Carolina Wren 270
Winter Wren 17
Sedge Wren 1
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet 69
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 26
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird 447
Hermit Thrush 41
American Robin 2716
MOCKINGBIRDS THRASHERS and ALLIES
Northern Mockingbird 290
Brown Thrasher 16
STARLINGS and ALLIES
European Starling 5088
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit 14
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing 873
WOOD-WARBLERS
Yellow-rumped Warbler 177
Myrtle Warbler 177
Pine Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 6
Western Palm Warbler 6
TANAGERS
Summer Tanager 1
NEW WORLD SPARROWS and ALLIES
Eastern Towhee 115
Chipping Sparrow 117
Field Sparrow 203
Savannah Sparrow 8
Fox Sparrow 4
Red Fox Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 317
Swamp Sparrow 41
White-throated Sparrow 493
White-crowned Sparrow 27
Dark-eyed Junco 162
Slate-colored Junco 162
CARDINALS BUNTINGS and GROSBEAKS
Northern Cardinal 502
BLACKBIRDS and ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird 429
Eastern Meadowlark 55
Rusty Blackbird 39
Common Grackle 4795
Brown-headed Cowbird 26
FINCHES
Purple Finch 28
House Finch 187
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 241
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow 27
Total species: 99 + 0 CW
Total individuals: 26051.00
Birds per party hour (CBC): 193.64
Birds per party hour (ALL): 175.90
OBSERVERS:
Stacey Adair
Steve Adair
Jean Alexander
Mark Armstrong
Lyn Bales
Robin Barrow (FW)
Deedee Blaine
Gail Clendenen
Steve Clendenen
Heather Crawley (FW)
Stuart Daw (FW)
K. Dean Edwards (compiler)
Chuck Estes
Lola Estes
Patty Ford
Carole Gobert
Linda Henry (FW)
Ron Hoff
Angela Hoffman
Tom Howe
Susan Hoyle
Jim Human
Daniel Jenkins
David Johnson
Jane Kading
Tony King
Edmund LeGrand
Ed Manous
Seth McConchie
Janet McKnight
Hugh Morgan (FW)
Dollyann Myers
Mike Nelson
Joe Pyle
Mark Reeves
Kelly Roy
Martha Rudolph
Michael Ryon
Gerri Sellers
Carolyn Snow
Phil Snow
David Trently
June Welch
Chris Welsh
Corwin Witt
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