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[David Trently <dtrently@xxxxxxx>]

Since there are currently on TN-Bird a few posts about Christmas Bird Counts,
I figured I should add the data for the Smokies Count, centered near
Gatlinburg, Tenn, in Sevier County.
The data was submitted late to Audubon as I waited for some information to be
sent to me.

Count Date: Dec 19, 2004
Compiler: David Trently
Number of Party Hours: 25.75

Species reported on count date: 38

Observers in Field: 11
Number of Parties: 8

Start Time 8:00 AM
End Time   3:30 PM

Party Hours and Distance
By Foot :
Hours: 15.75    Distance: 17.0 mi
By Car :
Hours: 10       Distance: 59.9 mi

Special Aspects for Count Circle
Right as most of us got started, around 9:00 a.m., a heavy snow began to fall
and all roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed. This
prevented some people from getting to their trails, or forced them off early.
Thus much less time was spent in the field this year.

Participants:

Mark Armstrong
Ginger Goolsby
Jerry Hadder
Tony Headrick
Harold Howell
Ed Manous
Dan Mooney
Laurie Mooney
Charlie Muise
David Trently
Keith Watson


Mallard         31
Ruffed Grouse   1
Wild Turkey     51      this was a record high count
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk   2
Mourning Dove   22
Red-bellied Woodpecker  5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4
Downy Woodpecker  11
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe   3
Blue Jay        4
American Crow   53
Carolina Chickadee   28
Black-capped Chickadee   1
chickadee sp.  10
Tufted Titmouse         30
White-breasted Nuthatch  8
Brown Creeper   2
Carolina Wren   18
Winter Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  13
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  17
Hermit Thrush   3
American Robin  9
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  39
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Fox Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow  15
Swamp Sparrow   3
White-throated Sparrow  3
Dark-eyed Junco  111
Northern Cardinal       23
Pine Siskin     1
American Goldfinch  21
House Sparrow   2

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS COUNTED       554
TOTAL SPECIES REPORTED  38

David Trently
Knoxville, TN


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