Central Node for UCR Foray in Clinton County, Kentucky--12-14 June 2009

Few Willow Flycatchers have been detected during UCR Forays, so one singing the typical song ("fitz-bew") of the species on Hudson Rd. in the Albany 5 block during the Clinton County Foray was more than a little welcome; photo Douglas A. Downs (13 June 2009).

 

One of the 2009 UCR Forays was conducted in Clinton County 12-14 June; it was the first bird survey of its kind to take place in that county.

    Observers taking part in this first-ever foray in Clinton County are named below and their initials, as used later at the page with Raw Data (link at bottom of this page), are provided:

Roseanna M. Denton—RMD

Douglas A. Downs—DAD

Thomas M. Saya—TMS

Stephen J. Stedman—SJS (coordinator and compiler)

Winston A. Walden—WAW  

Ben Yandell—BY

Mary Yandell—MY

        The general protocol for conducting a foray in the UCR, as well as the specific instructions for a UCR Foray, may be consulted at pages accessible via these links:

    A map (Figure 1) showing major roadways and watercourses in Clinton County is accessible via the following link:

    A physiographic map (Figure 2) of Clinton County, showing the location of the USGS quadrangles that coincide with it, is accessible via the link below:

    To see a map (Figure 3) showing the 24 "blocks" (i.e., areas consisting of all or part of one-sixth of a USGS quadrangle) that were surveyed during the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County, to access a page listing the codes for, and names of, the blocks and the observers who covered them (Table 2), or to see a map (Figure 4) depicting the blocks in Clinton County covered during the Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) project (Palmer-Ball 1996), click on one of the links below:

   To see maps showing the distribution and abundance of the species recorded during the foray, click on the names of the species in the table below. To read an explanation of the way in which the data in the maps have been presented or to view the raw data from the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County, click on the link for Raw Data near the bottom of this page.

    The focal species of the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County was the Henslow's Sparrow, not located during the foray effort, although there is a breeding season record of this species for Clinton County from 1949.

Table 1. Species Detected during the 2009 UCR Foray in Clinton County 12-14 June, all deemed to be local breeders; 17 species with names in red were NOT detected in Clinton County during the Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas project, when 82 species were recorded in the county or close to it (the following species were detected during the BBA project but not during the foray: Sharp-shinned Hawk and Baltimore Oriole) (Palmer-Ball 1996) .  Breeding Categories and Codes: POS = Possible Breeder; PRB = Probable Breeder; CON = Confirmed Breeder.  X = Present; P = Pair; A = Agitated Behavior; C = Courtship/Copulation; DD = Distraction Display; CN = Adult Carrying Nest Material; NB = Adult Building Nest; UN = Used Nest; FY = Adult Carrying Food for Young; BG = Begging Young; FL = Fledged Young; FS = Fecal Sac Removed from Nest by Adult; ON = Adult on Nest Incubating/Tending Young; NE = Nest with Eggs; NY = Nest with Young. Click on the names of the species to see maps depicting distribution and abundance data from the foray.

Alpha Code (See Tables with Raw Data) Total Blocks where Recorded (of 24 Possible) Total Individuals Recorded during Day or Night "Counting Period" Highest Breeding Category and Code Detected
Canada Goose CAGO 6 36 CON--FL
Wood Duck WODU 6 33 CON--FL
Mallard MALL 2 6 POS--X
Wild Turkey WITU 6 32 CON--FL
Northern Bobwhite NOBO 13 32 POS--X
Great Blue Heron GTBH 6 6 POS--X
Green Heron GRHE 9 4 POS--X
Black Vulture BLVU 8 16 POS--X
Turkey Vulture TUVU 23 125 POS--X
Cooper's Hawk COHA 2 2 POS--X
Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA 5 7 POS--X
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA 4 3 POS--X
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA 10 7 CON--BG
American Kestrel AMKE 15 31 CON--FL
Killdeer KILL 20 49 CON--FL
Rock Pigeon ROPI 9 17 POS--X
Mourning Dove MODO 24 280 CON--FL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU 12 10 CON--FY
Eastern Screech-Owl * EASO 2 3 POS--X
Barred Owl * BDOW 2 1 POS--X
Common Nighthawk * CONI 1 0 POS--X
Chuck-will's-widow * CWWI 3 4 POS--X
Whip-poor-will * WPWI 1 2 POS--X
Chimney Swift CHSW 18 71 POS--X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU 8 6 POS--X
Belted Kingfisher BEKI 1 2 PRB--P
Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO 7 8 POS--X
Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 21 49 CON--FL
Downy Woodpecker DOWO 20 38 POS--X
Hairy Woodpecker HAWO 5 4 POS--X
Northern Flicker NOFL 14 28 POS--X
Pileated Woodpecker PIWO 13 17 POS--X
Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP 24 84 POS--X
Acadian Flycatcher ACFL 19 51 CON--FY
Willow Flycatcher WIFL 1 1 POS--X
Eastern Phoebe EAPH 24 106 CON--FY
Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL 20 46 CON--FL
Eastern Kingbird EAKI 21 86 CON--FY
Loggerhead Shrike LOSH 1 1 POS--X
White-eyed Vireo WEVI 23 83 CON--CN
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI 16 34 POS--X
Blue-headed Vireo BHVI 1 1 POS--X
Red-eyed Vireo REVI 24 194 POS--X
Blue Jay BLJA 23 118 PRB--A
American Crow AMCR 24 229 CON--FL
Purple Martin PUMA 17 183 CON--NY
Tree Swallow TRES 9 15 CON--FL
Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS 14 71 POS--X
Barn Swallow BARS 23 502 CON--FL
Carolina Chickadee CACH 23 48 CON--FL
Tufted Titmouse ETTI 24 116 CON--FL
White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU 17 38 POS--X
Carolina Wren CARW 24 211 POS--X
House Wren HOWR 9 21 POS--X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN 23 113 PRB--P
Eastern Bluebird EABL 22 269 CON--FS
Wood Thrush WOTH 20 86 POS--X
American Robin AMRO 24 452 CON--FY
Gray Catbird GRCA 12 15 POS--X
Northern Mockingbird NOMO 21 255 CON--FL
Brown Thrasher BRTH 19 69 CON--FL
European Starling EUST 22 1254 CON--NY
Cedar Waxwing CEDW 5 6 POS--X
Blue-winged Warbler BWWA 1 0 POS--X
Northern Parula NOPA 9 13 POS--X
Yellow Warbler YWAR 1 0 POS--X
Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA 13 19 POS--X
Pine Warbler PIWA 10 10 POS--X
Prairie Warbler PRAW 19 48 POS--X
Black-and-white Warbler BAWW 5 7 POS--X
Prothonotary Warbler PROW 1 1 POS--X
Worm-eating Warbler WEWA 8 11 POS--X
Ovenbird OVEN 14 29 POS--X
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 5 7 POS--X
Kentucky Warbler KEWA 20 40 CON--NY
Common Yellowthroat COYE 24 179 POS--X
Hooded Warbler HOWA 10 26 POS--X
Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH 23 87 POS--X
Summer Tanager SUTA 22 53 POS--X
Scarlet Tanager SCTA 14 15 POS--X
Eastern Towhee EATO 23 131 CON--FL
Chipping Sparrow CHSP 24 169 CON--FL
Field Sparrow FISP 24 169 CON--FY
Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP 12 18 POS--X
Song Sparrow SOSP 20 189 CON--FL
Northern Cardinal NOCA 24 267 CON--FY
Blue Grosbeak BLGR 21 42 POS--X
Indigo Bunting INBU 24 502 PRB--C
Dickcissel DICK 1 2 POS--X
Red-winged Blackbird RWBL 21 266 CON--FL
Eastern Meadowlark EAME 21 235 CON--FY
Common Grackle COGR 16 183 CON--FL
Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO 22 159 PRB--P
Orchard Oriole OROR 23 47 POS--X
House Finch HOFI 15 19 PRB--P
American Goldfinch AMGO 22 84 POS--X
House Sparrow HOSP 18 317 CON--FL
Total Individuals 9031
Total Hours:Minutes of Effort 75:15
    Total Possible Breeding Species 56
    Total Probable Breeding Species 6
    Total Confirmed Breeding Species 35
Total Breeding Species 97

* Data reflect results from 8 Night Counting Periods.

 

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