All-Time High Counts for Species Recorded on Christmas Bird Counts in Tennessee

 

Since the inception of the Christmas Bird Count in Tennessee in 1903, about 260 species of birds have been recorded on CBCs taking place at more than 50 locations across the state.  The highest count--or counts in the case of ties--for each species on a single CBC is listed below. The species names listed below are those under which the high count occurs in the Audubon CBC database; sometimes these names are not the currently accepted name of the species.  If you seek the original information in the online database, you must use the name listed below to find the record, and you must use the alpha code for the circle name (see rightmost column).

    The dates presented below are those provided to me by the Audubon staff.  Sometimes the date of a count is absent (for no reason that I can discern); sometimes the date is Christmas Day (December 25), which should be viewed as a generalized date standing for the actual date which fell during the CBC period but which is not yet in the database; and sometimes the date is the actual date of the count.

    Some errors in the CBC database have been removed as a result of the creation of this page--e.g., the "high count" of 534 Downy Woodpeckers listed for decades from the Hickory-Priest CBC during the 81st CBC was finally determined to be an error and corrected during 2009.  However, other errors, either relating to high counts or not, no doubt still exist in the database. If you believe that one or more of the high counts below are inaccurate or if you know of any other errors, please contact me, so we can work out a way to correct the error.  SJS email = sstedman@tntech.edu

    Species names in bold-faced red are those that were observed for the first time on a CBC in Tennessee during the most recent (109th) CBC season.  Species names in light-faced red are those for which the all-time high count was tied or set during the most recent (109th) CBC season.

 

Table 1.  All-time high counts for species recorded on Christmas Bird Counts in Tennessee.

Species Total Date Count # Circle Name 
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck cw 22-Dec-85 86 TNME Memphis
Greater White-fronted Goose 8861 108 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Snow Goose 20206 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Snow Goose (white form) 10364 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Snow Goose (blue form) 9842 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ross's Goose 67 105 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Brant 3 25-Dec-97 98 TNCC Cross Creeks N.W.R.
Cackling Goose 10 17-Dec-05 106 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Canada Goose 150000 19-Dec-89 90 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Hutchins's Goose 2 26-Dec-55 56 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Canada Goose (large forms) 28100 20-Dec-86 87 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Canada Goose (small races) 30 25-Dec-95 96 TNCO Columbia
Mute Swan 5 28-Dec-85 86 TNBI Bristol
Mute Swan 5 19-Dec-99 100 TNME Memphis
Mute Swan 5 17-Dec-00 101 TNME Memphis
Tundra Swan 8 25-Dec-95 96 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ruddy Shelduck 1 26-Dec-83 84 TNNA Nashville
Wood Duck 3100 25-Dec-64 65 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Gadwall 16132 109 TNCC Cross Creeks N.W.R.
Eurasian Wigeon 1 25-Dec-91 92 TNCC Cross Creeks N.W.R.
Eurasian Wigeon 1 25-Dec-69 70 TN05 Henderson
American Wigeon 20000 18-Dec-76 77 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
American Black Duck 29000 25-Dec-66 67 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Mallard 430000 19-Dec-89 90 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Blue-winged Teal 200 26-Dec-36 37 TNME Memphis
Blue-winged Teal 200 25-Dec-24 25 TNNA Nashville
Northern Shoveler 3200 23-Dec-72 73 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Northern Pintail 17500 27-Dec-60 61 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
American Green-winged Teal 2000 1-Jan-83 83 TNHI Hiwassee
Canvasback 5300 29-Dec-56 57 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Redhead 600 20-Dec-75 76 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ring-necked Duck 25000 30-Dec-58 59 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Greater Scaup 301 17-Dec-83 84 TNCH Chattanooga
Lesser Scaup 6800 23-Dec-72 73 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Surf Scoter 3 19-Dec-81 82 TNCH Chattanooga
White-winged Scoter 3 21-Dec-85 86 TNKN Knoxville
Black Scoter 4 25-Dec-97 98 TNCH Chattanooga
Oldsquaw 12 25-Dec-70 71 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Bufflehead 310 23-Dec-72 73 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Common Goldeneye 231 21-Dec-85 86 TNCH Chattanooga
Hooded Merganser 3000 2-Jan-55 55 TN0L Johnsonville
American Merganser 100 2-Jan-55 55 TN0L Johnsonville
Red-breasted Merganser 121 25-Dec-90 91 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Ruddy Duck 7816 19-Dec-98 99 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Chukar 1 21-Dec-41 42 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Ring-necked Pheasant 2 1-Jan-79 79 TNHI Hiwassee
Ring-necked Pheasant 2 25-Dec-70 71 TN0G Lebanon
Ruffed Grouse 25 19-Dec-37 38 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Wild Turkey 381 27-Dec-03 104 TNCL Clarksville
Bobwhite 183 21-Dec-58 59 TNME Memphis
Red-throated Loon 2 26-Dec-58 59 TNKI Kingsport
Common Loon 183 107 TNFR Franklin-Coffee County
Pied-billed Grebe 372 2-Jan-88 88 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Horned Grebe 384 106 TNFR Franklin-Coffee County
Red-necked Grebe 3 16-Dec-89 90 TNCH Chattanooga
Eared Grebe 10 106 TNBI Bristol
Western Grebe 2 20-Dec-80 81 TNCH Chattanooga
American White Pelican 125 106 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Double-crested Cormorant 4500 20-Dec-52 53 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Great Blue Heron (blue form) 497 1-Jan-85 85 TNHI Hiwassee
Great Blue Heron (white form) cw 107 TNCA Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Great Egret 115 23-Dec-73 74 TNSA Savannah
Snowy Egret cw 26-Dec-55 56 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Little Blue Heron 1 25-Dec-70 71 TN0G Lebanon
Little Blue Heron 1 26-Dec-36 37 TNME Memphis
Little Blue Heron 1 24-Dec-50 51 TNME Memphis
Little Blue Heron 1 25-Dec-71 72 TNKN Knoxville
Little Blue Heron 1 26-Dec-55 56 TNKI Kingsport
Cattle Egret 1 22-Dec-84 85 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Cattle Egret 1 22-Dec-73 74 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Cattle Egret 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNKN Knoxville
Cattle Egret 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNEL Elizabethton
Green-backed Heron 2 28-Dec-74 75 TNKI Kingsport
Green-backed Heron 2 31-Dec-83 84 TNKI Kingsport
Green-backed Heron 2 25-Dec-70 71 TN0G Lebanon
Black-crowned Night-Heron 52 1-Jan-02 102 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 20-Dec-86 87 TNEL Elizabethton
Black Vulture 689 109 TNCL Clarksville
Turkey Vulture 475 105 TNDK DeKalb County
Osprey 2 25-Dec-71 72 TNBI Bristol
Osprey 2 27-Dec-03 104 TNCO Columbia
Bald Eagle 321 25-Dec-95 96 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Northern Harrier 41 25-Dec-95 96 TNSA Savannah
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 25-Dec-97 98 TNCH Chattanooga
Cooper's Hawk 15 105 TNKN Knoxville
Red-shouldered Hawk 27 4-Jan-03 103 TNSA Savannah
Red-shouldered Hawk 27 1-Jan-99 99 TNHI Hiwassee
Red-shouldered Hawk 27 1-Jan-01 101 TNHI Hiwassee
Broad-winged Hawk 2 24-Dec-39 40 TN0A Humboldt
Swainson's Hawk 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNHI Hiwassee
Red-tailed Hawk 190 29-Dec-56 57 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Harlan's Hawk 2 17-Dec-72 73 TNME Memphis
Harlan's Hawk 2 25-Dec-96 97 TNGS Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Krider's Hawk 1 27-Dec-59 60 TNNA Nashville
Rough-legged Hawk 4 25-Dec-90 91 TNCL Clarksville
Golden Eagle 7 3-Jan-54 54 TN0L Johnsonville
American Kestrel 118 105 TNWH White County
Merlin 3 109 TNSA Savannah
Merlin 3 1-Jan-00 100 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Merlin 3 106 TNSA Savannah
Duck Hawk 4 17-Dec-39 40 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Prairie Falcon 1 15-Dec-01 102 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Black Rail 1 30-Dec-89 90 TNGS Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Virginia Rail 13 107 TNCH Chattanooga
Virginia Rail 13 106 TNCH Chattanooga
Sora 10 31-Dec-83 84 TNCO Columbia
Purple Gallinule 1 18-Dec-77 78 TN02 Chattanooga
Common Moorhen 3 1-Jan-81 81 TNHI Hiwassee
American Coot 36000 25-Dec-65 66 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Sandhill Crane 15761 106 TNHI Hiwassee
Whooping Crane 8 22-Dec-08 109 TNWH White County
Semipalmated Plover 2 25-Dec-69 70 TNKN Knoxville
Killdeer 1094 27-Dec-03 104 TNJA Jackson
Spotted Sandpiper 4 1-Jan-88 88 TNHI Hiwassee
Solitary Sandpiper 1 1-Jan-58 58 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Greater Yellowlegs 6 108 TNME Memphis
Lesser Yellowlegs 6 15-Dec-01 102 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Sanderling 1 1-Jan-87 87 TNHI Hiwassee
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 25-Dec-65 66 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Western Sandpiper 2 25-Dec-90 91 TNME Memphis
Least Sandpiper 600 25-Dec-94 95 TNME Memphis
Pectoral Sandpiper 1 16-Dec-79 80 TNME Memphis
Pectoral Sandpiper 1 20-Dec-87 88 TNME Memphis
Dunlin 141 1-Jan-89 89 TNHI Hiwassee
Long-billed Dowitcher 4 17-Dec-05 106 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Jack Snipe 1 24-Dec-27 28 TNNA Nashville
Common Snipe 340 1-Jan-86 86 TNHI Hiwassee
American Woodcock 23 30-Dec-84 85 TN07 Duck River Reservoir
Red Phalarope 1 17-Dec-44 45 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Laughing Gull 2 20-Dec-08 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Laughing Gull 2 29-Dec-08 109 TNSA Savannah
Franklin's Gull 1 1-Jan-99 99 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Franklin's Gull 1 19-Dec-99 100 TNME Memphis
Bonaparte's Gull 4100 107 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ring-billed Gull 35395 106 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
California Gull 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNSA Savannah
Herring Gull 105 2-Jan-55 55 TN02 Chattanooga
Thayer's Gull 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNSA Savannah
Iceland Gull 1 25-Dec-92 93 TNCH Chattanooga
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 25-Dec-90 91 TNSA Savannah
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 25-Dec-92 93 TNSA Savannah
Great Black-backed Gull 1 1-Jan-90 90 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Great Black-backed Gull 1 25-Dec-92 93 TNSA Savannah
Great Black-backed Gull 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNSA Savannah
Black-legged Kittiwake 1 26-Dec-08 109 TNKI Kingsport
Common Tern 1 17-Dec-72 73 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Common Tern 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNCL Clarksville
Forster's Tern 5 2-Jan-07 107 TNSA Savannah
Long-billed Murrelet 1 14-Dec-02 103 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Rock Dove 3200 25-Dec-94 95 TNCH Chattanooga
Eurasian Collared-Dove 351 108 TNME Memphis
Mourning Dove 1173 20-Dec-98 99 TNME Memphis
Common Ground-Dove 2 27-Dec-79 80 TNBR Buffalo River
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 21-Dec-41 42 TNME Memphis
Common Barn-Owl 5 18-Dec-76 77 TN0G Lebanon
Common Barn-Owl 5 16-Dec-78 79 TN0G Lebanon
screech-owl sp. 31 20-Dec-81 82 TNKN Knoxville
Great Horned Owl 24 25-Dec-90 91 TNDD Dresden
Barred Owl 24 19-Dec-81 82 TN0G Lebanon
Barred Owl 24 106 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Long-eared Owl 2 25-Dec-68 69 TNCO Columbia
Long-eared Owl 2 25-Dec-65 66 TNCO Columbia
Short-eared Owl 10 23-Dec-88 89 TNSA Savannah
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 107 TNBI Bristol
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 30-Dec-00 101 TNCA Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 4-Jan-86 86 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 25-Dec-95 96 TNHI Hiwassee
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 26-Dec-99 100 TNBI Bristol
Common Nighthawk 3 27-Dec-57 58 TNCV Cookeville
nighthawk sp. 3 25-Dec-93 94 TNME Memphis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 3-Jan-09 109 TNKN Knoxville
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNKN Knoxville
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNNA Nashville
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNNA Nashville
Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 25-Dec-90 91 TNCH Chattanooga
Anna's Hummingbird cw 25-Dec-94 95 TNNA Nashville
Calliope Hummingbird 1 1-Jan-00 100 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Calliope Hummingbird 1 1-Jan-99 99 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Rufous Hummingbird 4 27-Dec-03 104 TNKN Knoxville
Allen's Hummingbird 1 22-Dec-96 97 TNKN Knoxville
Allen's Hummingbird 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNBI Bristol
Belted Kingfisher 142 2-Jan-82 82 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Red-headed Woodpecker 199 17-Dec-83 84 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Red-bellied Woodpecker 177 17-Dec-89 90 TNME Memphis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 72 25-Dec-94 95 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Downy Woodpecker 148 26-Dec-77 78 TNNA Nashville
Hairy Woodpecker 73 25-Dec-95 96 TNGS Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 2 31-Dec-61 62 TN02 Chattanooga
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 1 2-Jan-88 88 TNKI Kingsport
Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker 221 21-Dec-75 76 TNME Memphis
Pileated Woodpecker 112 15-Dec-79 80 TN0N Ashland City
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 25-Dec-65 66 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 20-Dec-80 81 TN0G Lebanon
wood-pewee sp. 2 28-Dec-49 50 TN0F Greeneville
Empidonax sp. 1 25-Dec-92 93 TNBR Buffalo River
Empidonax sp. 1 3-Jan-87 87 TNHP Hickory-Priest
Empidonax sp. 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNNA Nashville
Eastern Phoebe 37 109 TNSA Savannah
Vermilion Flycatcher 1 20-Dec-03 104 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ash-throated Flycatcher 1 22-Dec-85 86 TNKI Kingsport
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 25-Dec-92 93 TNGS Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 25-Dec-97 98 TNCH Chattanooga
Western Kingbird 1 22-Dec-84 85 TNRM Roan Mountain
Loggerhead Shrike 58 28-Dec-72 73 TNBR Buffalo River
White-eyed Vireo 4 25-Dec-90 91 TNCL Clarksville
Blue-headed Vireo 3 15-Dec-02 103 TNME Memphis
Blue Jay 685 5-Jan-02 102 TNKN Knoxville
American Crow 42812 2-Jan-99 99 TNJA Jackson
Fish Crow 170 25-Dec-67 68 TNME Memphis
Common Raven 33 25-Dec-92 93 TNRM Roan Mountain
Horned Lark 2150 19-Dec-00 101 TNCY Clay County
Northern (alpestris) Horned Lark 3 1-Jan-51 51 TNRM Roan Mountain
Tree Swallow 22 25-Dec-14 15 TNKN Knoxville
Cliff Swallow 1 25-Dec-91 92 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Barn Swallow cw 108 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Barn Swallow cw 16-Dec-00 101 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Carolina Chickadee 602 105 TNKN Knoxville
Black-capped Chickadee 520 25-Dec-62 63 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Tufted Titmouse 417 28-Dec-85 86 TNCL Clarksville
Red-breasted Nuthatch 175 1-Jan-50 50 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
White-breasted Nuthatch 126 106 TNBR Buffalo River
Brown-headed Nuthatch 46 1-Jan-00 100 TNHI Hiwassee
Brown Creeper 65 20-Dec-81 82 TNKN Knoxville
Rock Wren 1 23-Dec-56 57 TNME Memphis
Carolina Wren 723 20-Dec-80 81 TNCH Chattanooga
Bewick's Wren 21 26-Dec-50 51 TNJA Jackson
House Wren 9 107 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Winter Wren 60 25-Dec-71 72 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Short-billed Marsh Wren 8 26-Dec-47 48 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Marsh Wren 9 107 TNCH Chattanooga
Golden-crowned Kinglet 383 19-Dec-98 99 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 585 19-Dec-98 99 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 16-Dec-84 85 TNME Memphis
Eastern Bluebird 535 107 TNWH White County
Swainson's Thrush 2 25-Dec-65 66 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Hermit Thrush 105 109 TNWH White County
Wood Thrush 3 26-Dec-32 33 TN0J Paris
Wood Thrush 1 17-Dec-78 79 TNME Memphis
Wood Thrush 1 2-Jan-88 88 TNKI Kingsport
American Robin 800000 31-Dec-60 61 TNNA Nashville
Catbird 5 26-Dec-32 33 TN0J Paris
Catbird 5 2-Jan-49 49 TNKI Kingsport
Northern Mockingbird 450 28-Dec-85 86 TNCL Clarksville
Brown Thrasher 65 22-Dec-57 58 TNME Memphis
European Starling 3375000 28-Dec-74 75 TNBI Bristol
American Pipit 677 28-Dec-00 101 TNSA Savannah
Sprague's Pipit 7 23-Dec-56 57 TNME Memphis
Cedar Waxwing 3740 25-Dec-91 92 TNCH Chattanooga
Blue-winged Warbler 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNME Memphis
Tennessee Warbler 1 17-Dec-06 107 TNME Memphis
Orange-crowned Warbler 6 25-Dec-95 96 TNME Memphis
Orange-crowned Warbler 6 109 TNME Memphis
Nashville Warbler 1 25-Dec-94 95 TNSA Savannah
Cape May Warbler 1 21-Dec-75 76 TNME Memphis
Cape May Warbler 1 27-Dec-75 76 TNBI Bristol
Cape May Warbler 1 2-Jan-00 100 TNKN Knoxville
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 25-Dec-91 92 TNEL Elizabethton
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) Warbler 1 14-Dec-02 103 TNNO Norris
Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler 626 27-Dec-03 104 TNHI Hiwassee
Townsend's Warbler 1 25-Dec-94 95 TNSA Savannah
Yellow-throated Warbler 1 31-Dec-00 101 TNKN Knoxville
Pine Warbler 64 25-Dec-91 92 TNHI Hiwassee
Prairie Warbler 1 28-Dec-02 103 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Prairie Warbler 1 20-Dec-08 109 TNCH Chattanooga
Prairie Warbler 1 18-Dec-77 78 TNKN Knoxville
Palm Warbler 30 27-Dec-03 104 TNKN Knoxville
Black-and-white Warbler 2 25-Dec-90 91 TNCL Clarksville
Ovenbird 1 21-Dec-85 86 TNCH Chattanooga
Ovenbird 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNCV Cookeville
Ovenbird 1 30-Dec-78 79 TNNA Nashville
Northern Waterthrush 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Northern Waterthrush 1 23-Dec-72 73 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Northern Waterthrush 1 20-Dec-80 81 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Northern Waterthrush 1 2-Jan-05 105 TNKN Knoxville
Northern Waterthrush 1 25-Dec-71 72 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 2-Jan-55 55 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Common Yellowthroat 4 29-Dec-79 80 TNNA Nashville
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNDK DeKalb County
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 28-Dec-74 75 TNNA Nashville
Yellow-breasted Chat 1 25-Dec-91 92 TNCH Chattanooga
Summer Tanager 1 25-Dec-69 70 TNKN Knoxville
Green-tailed Towhee 1 21-Dec-52 53 TNME Memphis
Green-tailed Towhee 1 23-Dec-56 57 TNME Memphis
Spotted Towhee 1 21-Dec-75 76 TNME Memphis
Spotted Towhee 1 19-Dec-76 77 TNME Memphis
Rufous-sided Towhee 212 22-Dec-84 85 TNNA Nashville
American Tree Sparrow 76 22-Dec-73 74 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Chipping Sparrow 315 4-Jan-03 103 TNSA Savannah
Clay-colored Sparrow cw 17-Dec-08 109 TNCS Crossville
Field Sparrow 647 1-Jan-83 83 TNHI Hiwassee
Vesper Sparrow 49 31-Dec-59 60 TNCV Cookeville
Vesper Sparrow 40 29-Dec-60 61 TNCV Cookeville
Vesper Sparrow 34 30-Dec-98 99 TNSA Savannah
Lark Sparrow 2 25-Dec-71 72 TN0G Lebanon
Savannah Sparrow 950 4-Jan-03 103 TNSA Savannah
Grasshopper Sparrow 3 18-Dec-82 83 TNCH Chattanooga
Henslow's Sparrow 6 27-Dec-46 47 TN0F Greeneville
Le Conte's Sparrow 13 22-Dec-89 90 TNSA Savannah
Fox Sparrow 186 21-Dec-80 81 TNME Memphis
Song Sparrow 1069 4-Jan-03 103 TNSA Savannah
Lincoln's Sparrow 6 27-Dec-48 49 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Swamp Sparrow 1036 4-Jan-03 103 TNSA Savannah
White-throated Sparrow 2200 25-Dec-65 66 TNME Memphis
Harris's Sparrow 11 26-Dec-54 55 TNME Memphis
White-crowned Sparrow 262 28-Dec-85 86 TNCL Clarksville
Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco 1699 4-Jan-76 76 TNGS Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Lapland Longspur 8550 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Smith's Longspur 37 27-Dec-53 54 TNME Memphis
Chestnut-collared Longspur 1 20-Dec-08 109 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Snow Bunting 15 25-Dec-60 61 TNRM Roan Mountain
Northern Cardinal 1008 105 TNKN Knoxville
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 25-Dec-93 94 TNDD Dresden
Blue Grosbeak 1 25-Dec-70 71 TNKN Knoxville
Indigo Bunting 5 26-Dec-47 48 TN0F Greeneville
Dickcissel 2 17-Dec-72 73 TNME Memphis
Bobolink 1 27-Dec-03 104 TNCV Cookeville
Red-winged Blackbird 5000000 30-Dec-58 59 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Eastern Meadowlark 3242 27-Dec-73 74 TNBR Buffalo River
Western Meadowlark 24 15-Dec-01 102 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 25-Dec-94 95 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 25-Dec-93 94 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Rusty Blackbird 240000 30-Dec-76 77 TNCO Columbia
Brewer's Blackbird 3500 30-Dec-00 101 TNJA Jackson
Common Grackle 3375000 28-Dec-74 75 TNBI Bristol
Brown-headed Cowbird 500000 25-Dec-62 63 TNRL Reelfoot Lake
Orchard Oriole cw 25-Dec-95 96 TNME Memphis
Bullock's Oriole 1 25-Dec-94 95 TNNA Nashville
Baltimore Oriole 2 25-Dec-66 67 TNKN Knoxville
Purple Finch 2756 28-Dec-74 75 TNNA Nashville
House Finch 876 25-Dec-94 95 TNCH Chattanooga
Red Crossbill 250 25-Dec-69 70 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
White-winged Crossbill 210 25-Dec-65 66 TNRM Roan Mountain
Common Redpoll 5 25-Dec-65 66 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
Pine Siskin 4800 25-Dec-65 66 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
American Goldfinch 1120 3-Jan-87 87 TNNL Nickajack Lake
Evening Grosbeak 720 25-Dec-71 72 TN09 Great Smoky Mountains N.P.
House Sparrow 2100 25-Dec-62 63 TNME Memphis

Acknowledgment: Kathy Dale and the Audubon staff extracted the CBC data and prepared the Excel spreadsheet upon which the above table is based.