Results of the Glasgow, Kentucky, Christmas Bird Counts for CBC Seasons from 1981-1982 through 1990-1991

 

    To view results of the Glasgow CBC from other decades, as presented in the Mid-Winter Bird Counts published in The Kentucky Warbler, click on the links below:

    Note: Because the data collected during the history of the Glasgow CBC come from a circle 30 miles in diameter instead of the standard 15-mile diameter circle, comparison of the Glasgow CBC data to data from other Regional and continental CBCs is not recommended.

CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
         
Date 27 Dec 1 Jan 31 Dec 1 Jan  27 Dec  1 Jan  2 Jan  30 Dec 1 Jan 28 Dec
No. Observers 5 8 7 5  6  8  8  9 9 17
No. Party Hrs. 26 38 27.5 34  43.75  52  38.75  43.75 51 46
Compiler WMM WMM WMM WMM  WMM  WMM  WMM  WMM WMM WMM
Total Species 58 60 66 53  68  62 a  71 b 58  61 59 c
         
Snow Goose
Canada Goose 12 3 87  94    43  73 240 36
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck      21   1
Gadwall        
American Wigeon        
Am. Black Duck 22  12    2  4 14 9
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Mallard 2 59  54    14  92 172 377
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler        
Northern Pintail        
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead 5
Ring-necked Duck      3  
Greater Scaup 3
Lesser Scaup        
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead      6  
Common Goldeneye 9  5      
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Hooded Merganser 10  5    12   17
Common Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merg. 3
Ruddy Duck        
Wild Turkey        
Northern Bobwhite 14 10 23 6
Common Loon      4  4
Pied-billed Grebe 2 3  1    2  
Horned Grebe
Double-cr. Cormorant         3
Great Blue Heron 2 10 29  33    26  4 28 6
Green Heron        
Black Vulture 19 1      4  
Turkey Vulture 119 13 1 2  20    2  6 2 18
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Bald Eagle         1
      Adult        
      Immature        
Northern Harrier 2 3      1  
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1  1    1   1 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 1 3  2    1   1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2         1
Red-tailed Hawk 15 5 12 4  8    8  3 2 7
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 19 18 18 14  9    19  11 25 22
American Coot  1      
Sandhill Crane      90   100
Killdeer 2 10 4  6    5  2 1 4
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Least Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe 1  1    3  
American Woodcock        
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull      12  5
Ring-billed Gull 10 153 150 249  183    77  184 9 290
Herring Gull 10 100 79 131  102    26  82 12
Rock Pigeon 87 119 41 72  47    122  51 38 18
Mourning Dove 53 102 105 58  50    87  45 56 57
Eastern Screech-Owl 1        
Great Horned Owl 1 1 1 2  1      1 3 1
Barred Owl 1 2 2 2      1   1
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Belted Kingfisher 6 4 4 4  2    8  5 2 3
Red-headed Woodp. 11 1  1      2 1
Red-bell. Woodpeck. 36 29 38 18  23    36  29 26 23
Yellow-bel. Sapsucker 1 3 2 1  6    3  1 2
Downy Woodpecker 15 29 23 7  18    20  28 20 12
Hairy Woodpecker 2 5 4 4  6    5  3 6 2
Northern Flicker 22 14 18 4  7    15  30 10 11
Pileated Woodpecker 11 8 11 2  14    10  18 8 5
Eastern Phoebe 3 1  1       1
Loggerhead Shrike 1 2 1  1    3  3 1 1
Blue Jay 104 57 72 10  80    96  71 83 80
American Crow 151 85 268 147  93    111  131 158 71
Horned Lark 5 19 11 1  1    6   10
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Carolina Chickadee 53 76 40 26 24     40  49 54 48
Tufted Titmouse 56 59 42 11  37    45  43 32 26
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 2 1  4       1
White-br. Nuthatch 8 20 19 5  11    14  8 5 7
Brown Creeper 7 2 2 2  2    4  2 3
Bewick's Wren
Carolina Wren 29 47 33 16  19    38  23 19 25
Winter Wren 8 4 2 1  4    4  5 3 1
Golden-cr. Kinglet 2 6 7 5  2    3  9 25 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 2         2
Eastern Bluebird 41 32 15 45  23    19  19 46 46
Hermit Thrush 1 1  2    3   1
American Robin 22 40 53 264  85    15  666 207 10
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird 31 32 28 27  29    22  24 31 32
Brown Thrasher 1 2 1  1    2  4 1 1
European Starling 1939 462 646 623  755    916  495 1570 640
American Pipit        
Cedar Waxwing 6 27      19  326 7
Yellow-rump. Warbler 14 6 12 4  23    14  18 30 2
Pine Warbler
Eastern Towhee 21 17 24 11  36    9  15 10 2
Am. Tree Sparrow        
Chipping Sparrow        
Field Sparrow 51 93 84 21  67    84  18 25 41
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow        
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Henslow's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow 1 3  6      1 1 1
Song Sparrow 120 73 46 95  108    64  89 51 43
Swamp Sparrow 24 4 9 12  18    2  6 16 2
White-throat. Sparrow 202 174 112 226  187    109  130 42 74
White-crown. Sparrow 4 6 9 4  4    1  8 6 6
Dark-eyed Junco 37 89 93 97  115    18  26 39 60
Lapland Longspur        
Northern Cardinal 91 132 180 164  148    147  120 79 136
Red-winged Blackbird 110 24 211  11    275  36 58
Eastern Meadowlark 39 28 7 14  47    4  8 16 21
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle 6330 1079 38  15    320  20 250 186
Brown-h. Cowbird 200 1 2 61 1 50 10 102
Purple Finch 98 60 41 19  49    14  13 16
House Finch 5 64  35    48  116 240 60
Pine Siskin 2 3 14
American Goldfinch 57 73 70 28  103    58  42 22 35
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow 103 81 195 80  251    68  121 32 78
         
Total Individuals 10419 3511 2978 2882  3126  2919  3285  3363 3817 2842
         
Total Species 58 60 66 53 68   62 a  71 b 58  61 59 c
         
CBC Season 1981- 1982- 1983- 1984- 1985- 1986- 1987- 1988- 1989- 1990-
  1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

    a Species totals for Glasgow are not included in the table of results in the "Mid-Winter Bird Count, 1987-1988" (KW 63 [1]: 12-22).

    b Although the "Mid-Winter Bird Count, 1987-1988" (KW 64 [1]: 3-14) states that this count had 65 species, 71 are actually listed in the report.

    c Although the "Mid-Winter Bird Count, 1990-1991" (KW 67 [1]: 10-22) states that this count had 58 species, 59 are actually listed in the report.

    Wayne M. Mason (WMM) was the compiler of the Glasgow, Kentucky, CBC during this decade.

Cumulative Species List for All UCR CBCs