Results of Cookeville, Tennessee, Christmas Bird Counts for the 1997–1998 through 2006–2007 Seasons
| Female Downy Woodpecker; photo Stan Hood. |
Cookeville Christmas Bird Count (CBC) data from the 1997–1998 CBC season through the 2006–2007 CBC season are provided in Table 1 (below); for a compilation of 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 98th CBC season (1997–1998) and ending with the 107th CBC season (2006–2007).
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Total Species |
73 |
80 |
79 |
78 |
78 |
79 |
89 |
83 |
89 |
83 |
|
Date (December) |
20 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
20 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
|
Start CST |
0145 |
0350 |
0415 |
0400 |
0415 |
0405 |
0430 |
0420 |
0350 |
0400 |
|
End CST |
0645 |
2000 |
1645 |
1645 |
1645 |
1645 |
1700 |
1950 |
1645 |
1700 |
|
Sky A.M. |
pclo |
over |
pclo |
over |
pclo |
clo |
cle |
cle |
cle |
cle |
|
Sky P.M. |
cle |
over |
pclo |
over |
pcle |
pclo |
cle |
cle |
cle |
cle |
|
Precipitation |
none |
rain |
none |
hrain |
none |
driz |
none |
none |
none |
none |
|
Low Temp. (F) |
42 |
41 |
35 |
48 |
36 |
30 |
16 |
26 |
29 |
36 |
|
High Temp. (F) |
60 |
48 |
52 |
57 |
64 |
39 |
25 |
53 |
47 |
70 |
|
Wind Direction |
sw |
sw |
sw |
w |
var. |
nw |
var. |
var. |
var. |
s |
|
Wind Speed |
0-5 |
0-30 |
0-10 |
10-50 |
0-20 |
0-20 |
0-5 |
0-10 |
0-5 |
0-10 |
|
No. Parties |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7-9 |
6-8 |
6-7 |
7-10 |
8-10 |
No. Field Obs. |
16 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
19 |
No. Party Hours |
52.5 |
55 |
70.5 |
56.75 |
67 |
62 |
57.25 |
51 |
69.25 |
79.25 |
|
Compiler |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
SJS |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Gr. Wh.-fr. Goose |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Snow Goose |
-- |
1 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
3 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Ross's Goose |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Canada Goose |
440 |
387 |
374 |
579 |
370 |
460 |
153 |
327 |
652 |
212 |
| Mute Swan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Wood Duck |
1 |
28 |
3 |
21 |
3 |
cw |
11 |
-- |
11 |
9 |
|
Gadwall |
12 |
18 |
25 |
14 |
12 |
28 |
41 |
7 |
14 |
59 |
|
American Wigeon |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
cw |
2 |
-- |
|
Am. Black Duck |
-- |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
cw |
5 |
4 |
1 |
-- |
|
Mallard |
19 |
50 |
118 |
93 |
89 |
51 |
116 |
97 |
96 |
100 |
| Blue-winged Teal | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
N. Shoveler |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
-- |
22 |
17 |
|
Northern Pintail |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Green-w. Teal |
-- |
2 |
cw |
1 |
-- |
-- |
5 |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Canvasback |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
|
Redhead |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
22 |
-- |
|
Ring-neck. Duck |
1 |
10 |
cw |
11 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
cw |
164 |
27 |
|
Greater Scaup |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Lesser Scaup |
1 |
2 |
cw |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
8 |
-- |
| Scaup Sp. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
|
Long-tailed Duck |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Bufflehead |
cw |
6 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
13 |
|
Com. Goldeneye |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
|
Hooded Merg. |
21 |
80 |
30 |
22 |
6 |
83 |
21 |
18 |
27 |
64 |
|
Com. Merganser |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Red-br. Merg. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Ruddy Duck |
-- |
9 |
2 |
18 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
27 |
4 |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Wild Turkey |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
26 |
62 |
10 |
|
N. Bobwhite |
-- |
9 |
15 |
cw |
14 |
-- |
-- |
11 |
9 |
6 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Common Loon |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
|
Pied-billed Grebe |
3 |
3 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
|
Horned Grebe |
cw |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
3 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
| Double-crested Cormorant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Great Blue Heron |
13 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
14 |
26 |
|
Green Heron |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Black Vulture |
cw |
2 |
28 |
157 |
125 |
191 |
157 |
310 |
300 |
394 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
19 |
19 |
80 |
250 |
276 |
58 |
289 |
160 |
200 |
173 |
|
Bald Eagle |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Northern Harrier |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Sharp-sh. Hawk |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
|
Accipiter. Sp. |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
|
Red-sh. Hawk |
10 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
21 |
13 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
34 |
19 |
36 |
26 |
29 |
23 |
34 |
42 |
36 |
38 |
|
Harlan’s Hawk |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Rough-l. Hawk |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
American Kestrel |
50 |
63 |
69 |
54 |
45 |
75 |
32 |
63 |
65 |
64 |
|
Merlin |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
American Coot |
7 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
32 |
9 |
35 |
11 |
|
Sandhill Crane |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
357 |
2428 |
14 |
32 |
cw |
|
Killdeer |
29 |
132 |
43 |
154 |
47 |
152 |
49 |
68 |
61 |
54 |
|
Gr. Yellowlegs |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Spotted Sandp. |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
3 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
cw |
8 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
1 |
|
American Woodcock |
1 |
-- |
2 |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2 |
-- |
2 |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
-- |
cw |
cw |
3 |
-- |
-- |
cw |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
cw |
1 |
1 |
cw |
cw |
cw |
cw |
-- |
-- |
|
Herring Gull |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Gull sp. |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
219 |
291 |
179 |
115 |
171 |
197 |
237 |
149 |
195 |
145 |
| Eur. Collared-Dove | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
|
Mourning Dove |
172 |
263 |
275 |
246 |
394 |
570 |
249 |
273 |
466 |
485 |
|
Barn Owl |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
|
E. Screech-Owl |
8 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
|
Great Horn. Owl |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
|
Barred Owl |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
| Rufous Hum. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 1 | cw | -- |
| Selasphorus sp. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
10 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
|
Red-h. Woodp. |
5 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
-- |
15 |
19 |
|
Red-bel. Woodp. |
44 |
37 |
74 |
50 |
66 |
73 |
69 |
29 |
77 |
93 |
|
Yel.-bellied Saps. |
2 |
6 |
15 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
9 |
29 |
22 |
|
Downy Woodp. |
40 |
31 |
55 |
28 |
49 |
42 |
33 |
26 |
51 |
56 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Hairy Woodp. | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
|
Northern Flicker |
25 |
31 |
54 |
43 |
79 |
47 |
44 |
31 |
53 |
63 |
|
Pileated Woodp. |
17 |
16 |
17 |
11 |
15 |
21 |
24 |
14 |
35 |
24 |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
7 |
7 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
19 |
24 |
26 |
|
Logger. Shrike |
cw |
2 |
1 |
6 |
cw |
2 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Blue Jay |
220 |
182 |
372 |
159 |
404 |
240 |
227 |
92 |
253 |
415 |
|
American Crow |
800 |
395 |
489 |
1505 |
1037 |
5677 |
259 |
674 |
523 |
692 |
|
Horned Lark |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3 |
|
Car. Chickadee |
155 |
91 |
162 |
106 |
131 |
128 |
100 |
132 |
169 |
215 |
|
Tufted Titmouse |
143 |
110 |
141 |
103 |
108 |
138 |
97 |
114 |
154 |
242 |
|
Red-br. Nuthatch |
19 |
cw |
20 |
cw |
5 |
1 |
-- |
4 |
1 |
-- |
|
Wh.-br. Nuthatch |
72 |
28 |
61 |
18 |
47 |
56 |
51 |
45 |
60 |
98 |
| Br.-h. Nuthatch | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
|
Brown Creeper |
5 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
cw |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Carolina Wren |
70 |
88 |
151 |
88 |
195 |
118 |
111 |
153 |
174 |
214 |
|
Bewick's Wren |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
House Wren |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
|
Winter Wren |
5 |
6 |
12 |
cw |
6 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
| Marsh Wren | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
|
Gold.-cr. Kinglet |
78 |
58 |
113 |
28 |
21 |
19 |
25 |
30 |
54 |
29 |
|
Ruby-cr. Kinglet |
15 |
2 |
16 |
4 |
7 |
-- |
8 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
|
Eastern Bluebird |
288 |
233 |
439 |
326 |
449 |
494 |
143 |
257 |
374 |
530 |
|
Hermit Thrush |
4 |
7 |
11 |
2 |
21 |
6 |
15 |
4 |
17 |
19 |
| Wood Thrush | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
|
American Robin |
81 |
147 |
393 |
276 |
322 |
258 |
207 |
162 |
366 |
237 |
|
Gray Catbird |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
N. Mockingbird |
27 |
59 |
56 |
59 |
117 |
136 |
110 |
104 |
112 |
190 |
|
Brown Thrasher |
7 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
16 |
5 |
19 |
7 |
|
Eur. Starling |
1240 |
6000 |
2450 |
8374 |
2000 |
20650 |
53527 |
3665 |
9867 |
2203 |
|
American Pipit |
1 |
5 |
1 |
80 |
cw |
-- |
38 |
9 |
9 |
40 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
108 |
-- |
123 |
310 |
360 |
50 |
222 |
-- |
596 |
63 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Orange-cr. Warb. |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Yellow-r. Warbler |
152 |
82 |
170 |
89 |
151 |
11 |
304 |
6 |
254 |
45 |
|
Pine Warbler |
-- |
-- |
1 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
1 |
|
Prairie Warbler |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Palm Warbler |
1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Ovenbird | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
|
Com. Yellowthr. |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1 |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Eastern Towhee |
32 |
40 |
67 |
33 |
106 |
50 |
79 |
47 |
110 |
103 |
|
Am. Tree Spar. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Chipping Spar. |
7 |
cw |
cw |
-- |
9 |
-- |
7 |
20 |
22 |
14 |
|
Field Sparrow |
81 |
76 |
105 |
56 |
97 |
97 |
119 |
146 |
231 |
243 |
|
Vesper Sparrow |
-- |
-- |
-- |
cw |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Savannah Spar. |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
2 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
Fox Sparrow |
2 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
7 |
|
Song Sparrow |
184 |
224 |
229 |
137 |
323 |
201 |
265 |
280 |
359 |
343 |
| Lincoln's Spar. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
|
Swamp Sparrow |
43 |
40 |
51 |
24 |
39 |
33 |
64 |
61 |
39 |
56 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
White-thr. Spar. |
194 |
170 |
175 |
207 |
314 |
194 |
189 |
169 |
372 |
358 |
|
White-cr. Spar. |
-- |
17 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
4 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
62 |
125 |
133 |
131 |
109 |
256 |
132 |
68 |
235 |
227 |
|
N. Cardinal |
214 |
207 |
232 |
255 |
284 |
323 |
272 |
197 |
328 |
343 |
| Bobolink | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
|
Red-w. Blackbird |
cw |
215 |
3000 |
30 |
-- |
5 |
6 |
216 |
15 |
17 |
|
E. Meadowlark |
44 |
116 |
49 |
86 |
102 |
95 |
113 |
80 |
81 |
153 |
|
Rusty Blackbird |
-- |
4 |
-- |
-- |
15 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
-- |
|
Brewer's Blackb. |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Common Grackle |
1470 |
20800 |
24000 |
5025 |
524 |
22 |
2025 |
42 |
5730 |
120 |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
-- |
215 |
3000 |
2 |
54 |
11 |
62 |
6 |
18 |
2 |
|
Baltimore Oriole |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Blackbird sp. |
800 |
10000 |
- |
- |
50 |
1000 |
2320 |
10 |
-- |
-- |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|
Purple Finch |
5 |
-- |
34 |
cw |
15 |
-- |
17 |
cw |
32 |
-- |
|
House Finch |
80 |
116 |
150 |
115 |
322 |
154 |
142 |
61 |
87 |
119 |
|
Pine Siskin |
1 |
-- |
1 |
cw |
2 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
1 |
-- |
|
Am. Goldfinch |
129 |
85 |
280 |
81 |
253 |
172 |
137 |
96 |
281 |
128 |
|
Ev. Grosbeak |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
House Sparrow |
28 |
51 |
75 |
99 |
123 |
41 |
164 |
55 |
131 |
187 |
|
Total Individuals |
41584 |
8107 |
38561 |
19828 |
10053 |
33275 |
65779 |
8886 |
24031 |
9995 |
|
Total Species |
73 |
80 |
79 |
78 |
78 |
79 |
89 |
83 |
89 |
83 |
|
CBC |
1997– |
1998– |
1999– |
2000– |
2001– |
2002– |
2003– |
2004– |
2005– |
2006– |
| Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
cw = registered during count week but not during count day.
Stephen J. Stedman (SJS) is the compiler of the Cookeville, Tennessee, CBC.