Results of Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Counts for the 1987-1988 through 1996-1997 Seasons
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler; photo SJS. |
Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) data for the 1987-1988 CBC season through the 1996-1997 CBC season are provided in Table 1 (below); for Cookeville CBC data from an earlier or later period, click on the appropriate link below:
Table 1. Christmas Bird Count data for the Cookeville CBC beginning with the 88th CBC season (1987-1988) and ending with the 97th CBC season (1996-1997).
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Total Spp. |
75 |
68 |
62 |
67 |
76 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
73 |
70 |
|
Date (Dec/Jan) |
17 |
16 |
2 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
21 |
20 |
|
Start CST |
0300 |
0515 |
0700 |
0615 |
0430 |
0445 |
0400 |
0405 |
0505 |
0415 |
|
End CST |
1700 |
1630 |
1650 |
1700 |
1700 |
1645 |
1717 |
1650 |
1645 |
1645 |
|
Sky a.m. |
pclo |
pclo |
pcle |
clo |
cle |
clo |
clo |
clo |
over |
pclo |
|
Sky p.m. |
cle |
cle |
pclo |
clo |
cle |
clo |
pclo |
cle |
over |
pclo |
|
Precip. |
none |
none |
none |
rain |
none |
rain |
snow |
none |
flur |
flur |
|
Low Temp. |
20 |
20 |
18 |
45 |
37 |
28 |
24 |
28 |
17 |
10 |
|
High Temp. |
36 |
32 |
48 |
65 |
53 |
50 |
40 |
51 |
24 |
24 |
|
Wind Dir. |
ne |
nw |
se |
sw |
sw/nw |
var |
nw |
nar |
n |
w |
|
Wind Speed |
5-10 |
5-10 |
0-15 |
0-30 |
5-20 |
5 |
0-15 |
0-10 |
0-10 |
0-10 |
|
No. Parties |
7-8 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
No. Obs. |
16 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
11 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
|
No. Party Hrs. |
67 |
38.5 |
38 |
51.5 |
55.75 |
52.5 |
60.5 |
59 |
45.5 |
46.25 |
|
Compiler |
RWS |
RWS |
RWS |
RWS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Gr. Wh.-fr. Goose |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Snow Goose |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
|
Ross's Goose |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Canada Goose |
77 |
115 |
308 |
179 |
141 |
145 |
119 |
400 |
292 |
410 |
|
Wood Duck |
2 |
-- |
cw |
1 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
9 |
-- |
|
Gadwall |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
18 |
|
American Wigeon |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
|
Am. Black Duck |
1 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
-- |
|
Mallard |
-- |
9 |
21 |
14 |
10 |
25 |
23 |
13 |
22 |
70 |
| Blue-winged Teal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
N. Shoveler |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Northern Pintail |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Green-wing. Teal |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
cw |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Canvasback |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Redhead |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
|
Ring-neck. Duck |
98 |
23 |
10 |
5 |
61 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Greater Scaup |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Lesser Scaup |
3 |
4 |
-- |
2 |
3 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Long-tailed Duck |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Bufflehead |
-- |
cw |
-- |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
|
Com. Goldeneye |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Hooded Mergan. |
81 |
32 |
25 |
20 |
23 |
27 |
34 |
31 |
36 |
32 |
|
Com. Merganser |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Red-br. Mergan. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
Ruddy Duck |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
-- |
1 |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
|
Wild Turkey |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
N. Bobwhite |
12 |
1 |
24 |
-- |
29 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
10 |
15 |
|
Common Loon |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
2 |
5 |
-- |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
Horned Grebe |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Great Blue Heron |
9 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
8 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Green Heron |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Black Vulture |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
-- |
-- |
19 |
-- |
23 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
15 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
32 |
1 |
10 |
42 |
2 |
14 |
|
Bald Eagle |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
N. Harrier |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
4 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sharp-sh. Hawk |
2 |
-- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
2 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
2 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
Accipiter Sp. |
1 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-- |
3 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
|
Red-sh. Hawk |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
cw |
3 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
17 |
16 |
11 |
7 |
36 |
12 |
29 |
55 |
30 |
36 |
|
Harlan’s Hawk |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Rough-leg. Hawk |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Am. Kestrel |
33 |
21 |
27 |
39 |
96 |
57 |
92 |
73 |
92 |
47 |
|
Merlin |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Am. Coot |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Sandhill Crane |
147 |
69 |
-- |
cw |
60 |
1 |
-- |
54 |
-- |
-- |
|
Killdeer |
72 |
42 |
13 |
121 |
136 |
139 |
52 |
90 |
74 |
60 |
|
Gr. Yellowlegs |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Spotted Sandp. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
9 |
-- |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Am.Woodcock |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
6 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20 |
-- |
22 |
7 |
-- |
|
Herring Gull |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
gull.sp. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Rock Pigeon |
112 |
67 |
96 |
142 |
148 |
66 |
172 |
200 |
317 |
154 |
| Eur. Collared-Dove | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Mourning Dove |
578 |
255 |
102 |
199 |
383 |
615 |
410 |
386 |
264 |
120 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Barn Owl |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
E. Screech-Owl |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
6 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
cw |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
Barred Owl |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
1 |
2 |
-- |
2 |
| Rufous Hummingbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
12 |
cw |
1 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
|
Red-h. Woodp. |
4 |
2 |
-- |
1 |
19 |
cw |
7 |
9 |
6 |
28 |
|
Red-bel. Woodp. |
47 |
27 |
18 |
20 |
54 |
55 |
50 |
58 |
56 |
63 |
|
Yellow-b. Saps. |
14 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
13 |
6 |
|
Downy Woodp. |
36 |
20 |
23 |
18 |
33 |
35 |
46 |
44 |
35 |
38 |
| Hairy Woodp. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|
N. Flicker |
33 |
13 |
24 |
23 |
40 |
18 |
31 |
49 |
32 |
28 |
|
Pileated Woodp. |
17 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
12 |
6 |
21 |
19 |
15 |
16 |
|
E. Phoebe |
16 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
|
Loggerh. Shrike |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Blue Jay |
244 |
166 |
101 |
116 |
258 |
268 |
284 |
166 |
353 |
300 |
|
American Crow |
392 |
284 |
218 |
208 |
504 |
350 |
882 |
342 |
762 |
580 |
|
Horned Lark |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
C. Chickadee |
120 |
52 |
54 |
57 |
141 |
147 |
107 |
98 |
117 |
104 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
101 |
37 |
62 |
49 |
93 |
158 |
102 |
100 |
104 |
108 |
|
Red-br. Nuthatch |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
cw |
-- |
23 |
-- |
6 |
-- |
|
Wh.-br. Nuthatch |
48 |
21 |
12 |
21 |
52 |
55 |
43 |
29 |
48 |
24 |
| Br.-h. Nuthatch | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Brown Creeper |
4 |
3 |
9 |
cw |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
Carolina Wren |
68 |
14 |
53 |
50 |
81 |
75 |
61 |
65 |
60 |
34 |
|
Bewick's Wren |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
House Wren |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
Winter Wren |
11 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
| Marsh Wren | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Gold.-cr. Kinglet |
23 |
3 |
18 |
16 |
28 |
29 |
37 |
41 |
22 |
20 |
|
Ruby-cr. Kinglet |
1 |
-- |
-- |
cw |
4 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
5 |
5 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Eastern Bluebird |
87 |
88 |
99 |
115 |
371 |
228 |
200 |
205 |
210 |
98 |
|
Hermit Thrush |
7 |
18 |
10 |
cw |
14 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
|
American Robin |
280 |
328 |
476 |
13 |
417 |
60 |
65 |
317 |
68 |
13 |
|
Gray Catbird |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
N. Mockingbird |
46 |
34 |
31 |
34 |
77 |
67 |
74 |
54 |
74 |
49 |
|
Brown Thrasher |
8 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
|
Eur. Starling |
2248 |
10000 |
5589 |
4761 |
925 |
2690 |
150M |
90000 |
2057 |
5200 |
|
American Pipit |
30 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
150 |
248 |
112 |
2 |
108 |
15 |
10 |
155 |
108 |
10 |
|
Orange-cr. Warb. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Yellow-r. Warbler |
53 |
25 |
72 |
cw |
146 |
3 |
21 |
137 |
5 |
92 |
|
Pine Warbler |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Prairie Warbler |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Palm Warbler |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
Com. Yellowthr. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Eastern Towhee |
43 |
19 |
24 |
24 |
45 |
100 |
52 |
76 |
35 |
44 |
|
Am. Tree Spar. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Chipping Spar. |
-- |
2 |
-- |
1 |
cw |
1 |
-- |
6 |
-- |
-- |
|
Field Sparrow |
85 |
35 |
29 |
27 |
71 |
112 |
102 |
113 |
24 |
77 |
|
Vesper Sparrow |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Savannah Spar. |
1 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
cw |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
Fox Sparrow |
4 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
|
Song Sparrow |
234 |
115 |
192 |
98 |
172 |
221 |
341 |
244 |
234 |
166 |
|
Swamp Sparrow |
29 |
2 |
89 |
10 |
25 |
36 |
28 |
75 |
51 |
16 |
|
White-thr. Spar. |
126 |
108 |
107 |
83 |
90 |
198 |
165 |
184 |
142 |
228 |
|
White-cr. Spar. |
10 |
-- |
5 |
7 |
12 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
4 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
126 |
39 |
60 |
124 |
64 |
47 |
170 |
49 |
150 |
148 |
|
N. Cardinal |
353 |
112 |
123 |
186 |
186 |
313 |
299 |
200 |
273 |
213 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|
Red-w. Blackbird |
36 |
10 |
241 |
1082 |
47 |
48 |
6 |
3800 |
1 |
6 |
|
E. Meadowlark |
220 |
72 |
137 |
75 |
182 |
131 |
131 |
146 |
165 |
42 |
|
Rusty Blackbird |
5 |
1 |
- |
1 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
100 |
-- |
-- |
|
Brewer's Blackb. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Common Grackle |
8026 |
5674 |
21 |
6000 |
153 |
355 |
40000 |
19000 |
36 |
30000 |
|
Brown-h.Cowbird |
21 |
8 |
cw |
7 |
4 |
357 |
117 |
500 |
21 |
14 |
|
Baltimore Oriole |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Blackbird sp. |
-- |
30000 |
241 |
-- |
10 |
6650 |
-- |
53000 |
-- |
1.5 M |
|
Purple finch |
41 |
48 |
27 |
2 |
18 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
24 |
1 |
|
House Finch |
162 |
146 |
555 |
161 |
401 |
470 |
509 |
528 |
224 |
115 |
|
Pine Siskin |
29 |
-- |
64 |
4 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Am. Goldfinch |
171 |
51 |
78 |
204 |
122 |
101 |
247 |
94 |
125 |
61 |
|
Ev. Grosbeak |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
House Sparrow |
185 |
45 |
20 |
27 |
101 |
27 |
212 |
64 |
26 |
65 |
|
Total Inds. |
15375 |
48998 |
9447 |
14527 |
6383 |
14702 |
195555 |
90678 |
6978 |
1539110 |
|
Total Spp. |
75 |
68 |
62 |
67 |
76 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
73 |
70 |
CBC |
1987- |
1988- |
1989- |
1990- |
1991- |
1992- |
1993- |
1994- |
1995- |
1996- |
| Season | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
cw = registered during count week but not on count day
RWS Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
SJS Stephen J. Stedman
Cumulative Species List for All UCR CBCs.