The Nashville Chapter of TOS Christmas Bird Count took place on Saturday,
December 19, 2020. We had a total of 52 participants count in our 9 areas
utilizing pandemic birding protocol as recommended by National Audubon and the
CDC.
It was a cool and cloudy day but the rain held off until after sunset. Species
of interest included the CASSIN’S KINGBIRD at Bells Bend, a GOLDEN EAGLE AND
BLUE-HEADED VIREO in Harpeth East and a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in the Popular Creek
area. Count week notables were a LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SEDGE WREN AND MERLIN all
found at Bells Bend and a second RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in the Warner Park area.
The group totaled 85 species for the day and 3 additional ‘count week’ species
plus the second Rufous hummingbird.
As always, thanks to our Area Leaders for their coordination of participants,
to Scott Block for providing the reporting link and compiling the data and to
all who took part in the successful day. The complete list of species can be
found below:
Species:
Canada Geese – 219
Wood Duck – 2
Gadwall – 14
Mallard – 28
Ring-necked Duck – 17
Ruddy Duck – 75
Wild Turkey – 14
Pied-billed Grebe – 1
Great Blue Heron – 11
Black Vulture – 233
Turkey Vulture – 45
Northern Harrier – 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1
Cooper’s Hawk – 8
Golden Eagle – 1
Bald Eagle – 6 (plus cw Warner Park – 1)
Red-shouldered Hawk – 6
Red-tailed Hawk – 18
Killdeer – 62
American Woodcock – 12
Ring-billed Gull – 8
Rock Pigeon – 37
Mourning Dove – 96
Eastern Screech Owl – 5
Great Horned Owl – 4 (plus cw Bells Bend - 1 and Harpeth East -1)
Barred Owl – 6
Long-eared Owl – 2
Rufous Hummingbird – 1 (plus cw Warner area – 1)
Belted Kingfisher – 14
Red-bellied Woodpecker – 76
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 25
Downy Woodpecker – 74
Hairy Woodpecker – 7
Northern Flicker – 47
Pileated Woodpecker – 16
American Kestrel – 14
Merlin – 1 (cw Bells Bend)
Eastern Phoebe – 15
Cassin’s Kingbird – 1
Loggerhead Shrike – 1
Blue-headed Vireo – 1
Blue Jay – 159
American Crow – 232
Carolina Chickadee – 173
Tufted Titmouse – 155
White-breasted Nuthatch – 65
Brown Creeper – 5
House Wren – 2
Winter Wren – 7
Sedge Wren – (cw Bells – 1)
Carolina Wren – 153
Golden-crowned Kinglet – 56
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – 30
Eastern Bluebird – 200
Hermit Thrush – 37
American Robin – 3443
Gray Catbird – 1
Northern Mockingbird – 109
Brown Thrasher – 6
European Starling – 1284
Cedar Waxwing – 1114
Lapland Longspur – (cw Bells Bend – 1)
Orange-crowned Warbler – 3
Palm Warbler – 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler – 65
Eastern Towhee – 57
Chipping Sparrow – 3
Field Sparrow – 80
Vesper Sparrow – 1
Savannah Sparrow – 40
Fox Sparrow – 9
Song Sparrow – 130
Swamp Sparrow – 47
White-throated Sparrow – 490
White-crowned Sparrow – 7
Dark-eyed Junco – 78
Northern Cardinal – 346
Red-winged Blackbird – 37
Eastern Meadowlark – 45
Rusty Blackbird – 9
Common Grackle – 1155
Brown-headed Cowbird – 737
Purple Finch – 64
House Finch – 103
Pine Siskin – 66
American Goldfinch – 145
Evening Grosbeak – 2
House Sparrow - 12
Cheers!
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Southeastern Avian Research
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