Results of the Glasgow, Kentucky, Christmas Bird Counts for CBC Seasons from 2001-2002 to the Present

American Tree Sparrows have been recorded on fifteen Glasgow CBCs during the more than half-century history of this CBC; photo David L. Roemer (14 February 2007 in Barren County).

 

    About 118 species of birds have been recorded on Glasgow CBCs since the inception of this count in the mid-1930s.  The data from this CBC are invaluable in determining the timing of the demise of the Bewick's Wren in the area, the ongoing decline of the Loggerhead Shrike, the immigration of Canada Geese and House Finches, and the irruptions of boreal invaders such as Red-breasted Nuthatches, Pine Siskins, and Evening Grosbeaks, as well as in determining the relative abundance of many species of common birds.  The persons who have participated in this count, and particularly the compilers, are owed much for the work they have undertaken to continue this CBC for such a large number of repetitions, currently the largest among Upper Cumberland Region CBCs.

    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.

    To see results of the Glasgow CBC, peruse the table below; also to see results of this CBC in the context of results from other Regional CBCs conducted during any of the following CBC seasons, click on one of the links below:

    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:

 

CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
           
Date (Dec)  29 20 27 31 31   29  29  30
No. Observers  5 2 3 4  3  3  4  3
No. Party Hrs.  21 15.5 15 19  21.75  17  26  1
Compiler  WMM WMM WMM WMM  WMM  WMM  WMM WMM 
Total Species  62 a 57 53 b 70  57  50  62  56
           
Snow Goose
Canada Goose       4   14
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck          
Gadwall  [2] 12 27      17  
American Wigeon   1        
Am. Black Duck [1] 7 10      2  
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Mallard  [2]  12 84      35  3
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler          
Northern Pintail          
Green-winged Teal 2
Canvasback [1]
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck   1  7      
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup [1]  4        
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead          
Common Goldeneye [5]         2
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Hooded Merganser   3 1  5    8  7
Common Merganser 7
Red-breasted Merg.
Ruddy Duck          
Wild Turkey  20 14    50    
Northern Bobwhite 15 cw
Common Loon  [2] 2    2    
Pied-billed Grebe  2 cw 1 8  1  8  21  19
Horned Grebe 10 1
Double-cr. Cormorant          
Great Blue Heron  1 2 8 10  7  7  6 2 
Green Heron          
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Black Vulture  5 44 20 9  8    4  41
Turkey Vulture  4 34 27 4  2  99  81  14
Bald Eagle  1 2    cw  1  
      Adult          
      Immature          
Northern Harrier   2    2    1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1 2 2 1  1  1  1  2
Cooper's Hawk  2 1 1 5    1  1  1
Red-shouldered Hawk  2 1  1      
Red-tailed Hawk  10 3 6 12  2  9  8  4
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel  9 4 5 14  2  2  4  1
American Coot  29 2    4  5  1
Sandhill Crane  8      41  400
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Killdeer  280 72 9  4  25  17  32
Least Sandpiper 4
Wilson's Snipe   2        40
American Woodcock          
Franklin's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull  123 71 50 200  14  435  40  18
Ring-billed Gull  2000 642 403 4600  346  452  330  112
Herring Gull  1 10      1  
Rock Pigeon  121 34 42 55  37  43  9  64
Mourning Dove  89 64 20 60  26  12  4  12
Eastern Screech-Owl   1        
Great Horned Owl  1        
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Barred Owl  2        
Belted Kingfisher   2 2 5  2  3  6  2
Red-headed Woodp.  3 cw 1        
Red-bell. Woodpeck.  16 19 10 10  7  5  14  12
Yellow-bel. Sapsucker  4 cw 3 1  2    4  
Downy Woodpecker  11 7 8 18  12  13  8  4
Hairy Woodpecker  3 5 4 11  4  7  5  3
Northern Flicker  8 6 9 21  9  6  9  4
Pileated Woodpecker  4 4 5 10  5  1  3  1
Eastern Phoebe  2 cw 1 4  1    1  1
Loggerhead Shrike  1 cw        
Blue Jay  54 26 43 16  17  21  39  28
American Crow  133 107 57 100  25  65  79  29
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Horned Lark   30  27      3
Carolina Chickadee  41 26 16 21  20  24  38  13
Tufted Titmouse  36 16 11 18  15  10  33  14
Red-breasted Nuthatch  7 4  3    6  
White-br. Nuthatch  6 8 6 11  9  7  7  
Brown Creeper  2 1 3 6  4  1  2  1
Bewick's Wren
Carolina Wren  25 21 25 44  14  37  23  20
Winter Wren  1 5 2  2  2    1
Golden-cr. Kinglet  10 8 2 14  8  3  3  4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1 1 2    1    2
Eastern Bluebird  101 18 16 50  29  39  28  18
Hermit Thrush  1 1 1  1      1
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
American Robin  346 49 133 87  126  51  6  19
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird  25 30 15 30  5  10  14  13
Brown Thrasher   1  2      
European Starling  3091 2775 209 1175  231  84  455  242
American Pipit   72        
Cedar Waxwing  337 38 116  33  2  12  19
Yellow-rump. Warbler  48 3 20  24  10  14  27
Pine Warbler 2 2
Eastern Towhee  17 14 18 9  2  3  8  6
Am. Tree Sparrow   2        
Chipping Sparrow   3 4      1  
Field Sparrow  2 15 5 58  26  34  39  33
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow   1        
Henslow's Sparrow
Fox Sparrow   8 2  2      
Song Sparrow  55 81 32 56  27  31  53  29
Swamp Sparrow   2 2 14      4  
White-throat. Sparrow  131 101 90 118  117  73  124  86
White-crown. Sparrow  7 5      3  
Dark-eyed Junco  62 11 42 79  23  26  63  2
Lapland Longspur          
Northern Cardinal  94 57 57 83  38  55  59  21
Red-winged Blackbird   27 12 120  45    44  
Eastern Meadowlark  4 14 18 39  6  1  28  1
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Rusty Blackbird 20 40
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle      36  19  
Brown-h. Cowbird 20 45 2 21
Purple Finch  22 4  2      
House Finch  55 21 37 12  10  15  22  
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch  109 25 36 49  32  43  37  15
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow  48 37 41 39  13  18  44  9
           
Total Individuals  7859 4604 1724 7643  1490  1891  2028 1478 
           
Total Species  62 a 57 53 b 70  57  50  62  56
           
CBC Season 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010-
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

   a Although the "Mid-Winter Bird Count, 2001-2002" (KW 78 [1]: 14-25) states that this count had 72 species, 62 are actually listed in the report; seven species (courtesy D. L. Roemer) placed in brackets are not listed in the report but were counted during this CBC.

    b Results cited from Ferrell (2004).

    Wayne M. Mason (WMM) is the compiler of the Glasgow, Kentucky, CBC.

Literature Cited

Cumulative Species List for All UCR CBCs