Spring Survey of Neotropical Migrants in
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area--1998
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| Survey Site* | BMB |
TA |
NBC |
YA |
HC |
HBBC |
SCLF |
Total |
Date of Survey |
4-17 |
4-24 |
5-2 |
5-5 |
5-18 |
5-19 |
5-28 |
|
Start Time (EDT) |
0945 |
0755 |
0800 |
0842 |
0705 |
0800 |
0653 |
|
End Time (EDT) |
1245 |
1135 |
1400 |
1242 |
1105 |
1236 |
1228 |
|
Hrs. |
3.0 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
31 |
Survey Miles |
4.0 |
5.5 |
7.5 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
40.5 |
Observers** |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
|
| Wood Duck | 5 |
-- |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Ruffed Grouse | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 8 |
| Wild Turkey | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Black Vulture | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sharp-sh. Hawk | -- |
2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2 | x | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | -- | 1 | -- | 2 | 1 | -- | 1 | 5 |
| Yellow-bill. Cuckoo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Barred Owl | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 3 |
| Chimney Swift | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| R.-thr. Hummingbird | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Belted Kingfisher | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 5 |
| Red-bellied Wood. | -- | 1 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | 4 | 12 |
| Downy Woodpecker | -- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -- | 3 | 12 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | -- | 1 | -- | 4 |
| N. Flicker | -- |
1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 58 |
| E. Wood-Pewee | -- |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Acadian Flycatcher | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 83 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 4 | 4 | x | -- | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Gr. Cr. Flycatcher | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | x | 1 |
| White-eyed Vireo | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | -- | 6 | 6 | -- | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Yellow-thr. Vireo | -- | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 2 | 24 | 115 | 102 | 60 | 117 | 171 | 591 |
| Blue Jay | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -- | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| Am. Crow | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| N. Rough-w. Swal. | -- | 2 | 4 | 2 | -- | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Barn Swallow | -- | x | x | -- | 1 | -- | x | 1 |
| Carolina Chickadee | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 52 |
| Tufted Titmouse | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 96 |
| Red-br. Nuthatch | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| White-br. Nuthatch | 1 | 1 | -- | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Carolina Wren | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Ruby-cr. Kinglet | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher | -- | 11 | 16 | 17 | -- | 1 | 21 | 66 |
| Eastern Bluebird | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | x | 1 |
| Wood Thrush | -- | 4 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 95 |
| Am. Robin | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Gray Catbird | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 |
| European Starling | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Cedar Waxwing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x | 2 | 2 |
| Nashvillle Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Northern Parula | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 78 |
| Chestnut-s. Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Yellow-rump. Warb. | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 65 |
| Bl.-thr. Green Warb. | 13 | 48 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 58 | 67 | 317 |
| Blackburnian Warb. | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 2 |
| Yellow-thr. Warb. | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 65 |
| Pine Warbler | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | x | 17 |
| Prairie Warbler | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Palm Warbler | -- | x | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x |
| Cerulean Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
| Black-and-white W. | 9 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 120 |
| American Redstart | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 1 | -- | 5 | 10 |
| Prothonotary Warb. | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 4 |
| Worm-eating Warb. | 1 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 95 |
| Swainson's Warbler | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Ovenbird | 9 | 18 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 162 |
| L. Waterthrush | -- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 37 |
| Kentucky Warbler | -- | -- | 12 | 7 | -- | 1 | 11 | 31 |
| Com. Yellowthroat | -- | x | 7 | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 9 |
| Hooded Warbler | 10 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 182 |
| Yellow-br. Chat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Scarlet Tanager | -- | 16 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 108 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | -- | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27 |
| Rose-br. Grosbeak | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| Indigo Bunting | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| Eastern Towhee | 2 | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | x | 6 |
| Chipping Sparrow | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Field Sparrow | -- | x | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x |
| Swamp Sparrow | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| White-thr. Sparrow | -- | x | 15 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 19 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| E. Meadowlark | -- | x | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | x |
| Common Grackle | -- | x | x | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Brown-head. Cowbird | -- |
1 |
x | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Purple Finch | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| American Gooldfinch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| House Finch | -- | x | -- | -- | -- | -- | x | x |
| Total Species | 27 |
40 |
46 | 43 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 74 |
| Total Individuals | 105 | 269 | 526 | 461 | 267 | 424 | 616 | 2668 |
Ind./Hr. |
35.0 |
72.7 |
87.7 | 115.3 | 66.8 | 92.2 | 110.0 | 86.1 |
x = not seen on transect but seen in BSFNRRA same day. Bold-faced species are Neotropical migrants; italicized species are partial Neotropical migrants.
Key to initials:
| * | BMB = Burnt Mill Bridge Loop |
| TA = Twin Arches Loop | |
| NBC = No Business Creek Loop | |
| YA = Yahoo Arch Loop | |
| HC = Honey Creek Loop | |
| HBBC = Huling Branch/Bear Creek Loop | |
| SCLF = Station Camp to Leatherwood Ford | |
| ** | SJS = Stephen J. Stedman |