Results of the 28th Putnam County, Tennessee, Spring Bird Count--12 May 2001

 

Boldfaced species (3) are new to the Spring Bird Count in Putnam County. Species totals with an asterisk (*) next to them are highest ever totals for the Spring Bird Count in Putnam County; species totals with two asterisks (**) are all-time high counts for the county as well as highest ever totals for Spring Bird Count in Putnam County.

Party Location W NW NNE NE SE SW   Total
                 
Party Leader SJS GKE WAW RWS BHS DLC    
Participants   KLM CEW     MP    
    RJM GSK     TR    
      JCO          
      MPO          
                 
Party Hrs. by Car 14.75 5.5 8 4 11 10   53.25
Party Hrs. on Foot 0 8 4 5 1.5 4.5   23
Party Hrs. 14.75 13.5 12 9 12.5 14.5   76.25
                 
Party Miles by Car 168 60 75 39 128 43   513
Party Miles on Foot 0 8 4 3 1 3   19
Party Miles 168 68 79 42 129 46   532
                 
Hrs. Owling 1.5 0 0 0 2 0.25   3.75
Miles Owling 30 0 0 0 32 1   65
                 
Hrs. at Feeders 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
                 
Species                
                 
Canada Goose 2 27 55 2 24 17   127
Wood Duck         9     9
Mallard 1   5     6   12
Wild Turkey 2             2
N. Bobwhite 4 4 2   3 5   18
Ring-necked Duck   1           1
Pied-billed Grebe   1           1
Doub.-cr. Cormorant         24        * 24
Great Blue Heron 1 2       1   4
Green Heron 1 3 1   5 2   * 12
Black Vulture 2       2     4
Turkey Vulture 25 5 26   15 14   * 85
Mississippi Kite 1             1
Sharp-sh. Hawk   1           1
Cooper's Hawk 2       1     3
Accipiter sp. 1             1
Red-should. Hawk   3     4     7
Broad-winged Hawk       1 1     2
Red-tailed Hawk 2 3 1   2 3   11
Am. Kestrel 4 3   1 7 2   17
Killdeer 2 8 1 2 7 8   28
Spotted Sandpiper   2     2 1   5
Solitary Sandpiper   1 1     1   3
Least Sandpiper           2   2
peep sp.       1       1
Am. Woodcock         1     1
Rock Pigeon 4 12   6 22 21   65
Mourning Dove 49 39 26 23 153 38   328
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1         1   2
Barn Owl           2   2
E. Screech-Owl         5     5
Great Horned Owl         1     1
Barred Owl 1     1       2
Com. Nighthawk   8     2 1   * 11
Chuck-will's-widow 4       3 1   8
Whip-poor-will 2 1     1     4
Chimney Swift 21 12 14 10 43 16   116
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 5 2     4 4   15
Belted Kingfisher 1 4     4     9
Red-headed Woodp.   3 1   1 1   6
Red-bellied Woodp. 15 18 8 7 9 22   79
Downy Woodpecker 3 3 3 2 6 3   19
Hairy Woodpecker 2     4 1 2   9
N. Flicker 1 2 1 2 4 1   11
Pileated Woodpecker 9 3 1 4 8 2   27
E. Wood-Pewee 28 5 3 18 19 15   88
Acadian Flycatcher 56     5 16 4   * * 81
Willow Flycatcher   1           1
Least Flycatcher         1     1
E. Phoebe 22 6 9 6 9 9   61
Great Cr. Flycatcher 9 9 4 4 12 6   44
E. Kingbird 9 13 10 6 34 9   81
Loggerhead Shrike               cw
White-eyed Vireo 109 4 4 11 18 3   ** 149
Yellow-throated Vireo 21 2   4 7 5   39
Blue-headed Vireo       4 3     7
Warbling Vireo         1     1
Red-eyed Vireo 310 15 8 95 195 43   ** 666
Blue Jay 18 38 32 10 33 34   165
Am. Crow 55 68 35 20 95 33   * 306
Horned Lark         5     5
Purple Martin   5 8   23 12   48
Tree Swallow   15 8     1   * 24
N. Rough-w. Swallow 4 7 10   29 7   57
Cliff Swallow 19             19
Barn Swallow 30 12 10 16 67 61   196
Carolina Chickadee 21 17 5 9 20 17   89
Tufted Titmouse 28 23 17 21 23 32   144
White-br. Nuthatch 2 2 1   6 2   13
Carolina Wren 65 10 23 26 29 24   177
House Wren 2 5 6 1 8 10   ** 32
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 59 8   5 12 18   102
E. Bluebird 40 39 38 13 133 44   ** 307
Swainson's Thrush   5   1 1 1   8
Wood Thrush 44 12 9 6 29 5   105
Am. Robin 54 52 55 52 149 68   430
Gray Catbird 7 3 6 1 6 1   24
N. Mockingbird 16 19 42 9 26 48   ** 160
Brown Thrasher 9 18 16 5 11 13   72
Eur. Starling 106 226 108 63 270 102   875
Cedar Waxwing 29 10 9         48
Blue-winged Warbler 26             26
Tennessee Warbler 4     1 3 3   11
N. Parula 38 1   2   8   49
Yellow Warbler 22 2 3 2 5 3   37
Chestnut-s. Warbler         2 3   5
Magnolia Warbler         1 3   4
Cape May Warbler 2     1 1 3   7
Yellow-rumped Warb.               cw
Bl.-thr. Green Warbler       5 2 5   12
Blackburnian Warbler       1 1     2
Yellow-thr. Warbler 7 1   11 8     27
Pine Warbler   2   4 6 4   16
Prairie Warbler 47 1   6 30 9   93
Bay-br. Warbler         2     2
Blackpoll Warbler 6 1     4 3   14
Cerulean Warbler 35     2 9 3   ** 49
Bl.-and-wh. Warbler 3 1   5 20 3   32
Am. Redstart 39     1 11     51
Prothonotary Warbler 1             1
Worm-eating Warb. 2     1 5 2   10
Ovenbird 2 3   17 19 3   44
N. Waterthrush           1   1
Louisiana Waterthrush 12     2 2 2   ** 18
Kentucky Warbler 56     11 7 4   78
Mourning Warbler               cw
Com. Yellowthroat 197 19 26 42 95 30   ** 409
Hooded Warbler 24     22 13 4   63
Wilson's Warbler         1     1
Yellow-br. Chat 65 4 1 12 25 7   114
Summer Tanager 37 14 2 16 14 16   ** 99
Scarlet Tanager 20 1   7 8 11   47
E. Towhee 74 20 18 13 19 8   ** 152
Chipping Sparrow 15 14 15 10 175 12   ** 241
Field Sparrow 62 10 10 15 19 20   136
Savannah Sparrow         1     1
Grasshopper Sparrow         2 6   8
Song Sparrow 42 40 26 63 91 33   * 295
White-thr. Sparrow               cw
N. Cardinal 111 45 40 35 110 52   393
Rose-br. Grosbeak         1 2   3
Blue Grosbeak 8   2 9 33 7   ** 59
Indigo Bunting 353 40 45 130 225 99   ** 892
Red-winged Blackbird 39 42 12 36 227 43   399
E. Meadowlark 25 46 19 22 117 50   279
Com. Grackle 28 26 18 12 53 33   170
Br.-head. Cowbird 30 7 21 4 30 14   106
Orchard Oriole 31 5   6 46 13   101
Baltimore Oriole         3 1   4
House Finch 1 6 12 7 15 7   48
Am. Goldfinch 20 29 8 13 25 20   115
House Sparrow 18 10 5 26 62 35   * 156
                 
Total Individuals 2842 1210 904 1049 3212 1389   10606
                 
Total Species 90 81 59 75 106 93   126
                 
Start CDT: 0400                
End CDT: 2015                
Low Temp.: 60 F                
High Temp.: 79 F                
A.M. Sky: overcast                
P.M. Sky: mostly clear                
A.M. precip.: inter. rain                
P.M. precip.: none                
A.M. Wind: 0-10                
P.M. Wind: 0-15                
Wind From: NW                
Moon: 2/3 full; waning                
                 
Party Location W N NNE NE SE SW FW Total

Participants:

DLC
GKE
GSK
RJM
KLM
MPO
JCO
MP
TR
RWS
BHS
SJS
CEW
WAW		 Daniel L. Combs
Ginger K. Ensor
Graham S. Kash
R. J. Moore
Kenneth L. Morgan
Michael P. O'Rourke
John C. Owens
Mary Peterson
Thomas Roberts
Richard W. Simmers, Jr.
Barbara H. Stedman
Stephen J. Stedman (compiler)
Catherine E. Walden
Winston A. Walden

Notes on uncommon or rare species:

Double-crested Cormorant: noted by BHS in flock flying north over Rocky Point Rd.

Ring-necked Duck: female on Cane Creek Park lake since 7 May 2001; new late spring departure date for county; first SBC registration (190th species on cumulative SBCs in Putnam County).

Mississippi Kite: noted by SJS at end of Carr's Chapel Rd. on the Mine Lick Creek arm of Center Hill Lake; seen hawking for large aerial insects; second-year bird with narrow white bars on undertail; long, pointed wings; long tail; size noted in direct comparison with TUVUs; kite silhouette and flight characteristics unmistakable; SJS has seen dozens of MIKIs in Florida and a few in Tennessee; first Putnam County record and therefore first registration on SBC in county (191st species reported on all county SBCs).

Barn Owl: noted by DLC, MP, TR at site of Barn Owl sighting during Dec. 2000 CBC in Cookeville.

Willow Flycatcher: noted by GKE, KLM, RJM at Cane Creek Park lake; had been found previous day by SJS; has been present and probably bred at this site last two years; new species for Putnam County SBC (192nd species reported on all county SBCs).

Least Flycatcher: noted by BHS on Mill Creek Rd.

Warbling Vireo: noted by BHS on Sheep Bluff Rd.

Horned Lark: noted by BHS on Rt. 62 east of Monterey; young birds probably also present.

Cliff Swallow: noted by SJS--15 birds at underpass on Rt. 96 at I-40 (exit 268); 4 birds on Spring Fork Rd.; the latter site is a new breeding site for this species in the county.

Mourning Warbler: noted during count week by RWS.