[Bristol-Birds] Carter Co. Summer Bird Count

On 7 June 2008 the Herndon Chapter of TOS held its 15th annual Carter Co. 
Summer Bird Count.
21 observers in 8-9 parties spent 61 party hours & 3 nocturnal hours in the 
field.
The weather was clear, with temperatures of 68-94.


116 species, plus 1 hybrid & 1 color morph were found this year.
The average number of species has been 111, with a range of 105 - 117 over the
previous 14 years (1992 - 2007, but missed in 2 years).

Observers:  Fred & JoAnn Alsop, Jim & Darla Anderson, Gil Derouen, Dianne 
Draper,
Don Holt, Reece Jamerson, Rick Knight (compiler), Roy Knispel, Larry McDaniel, 
Joe McGuiness, Scotty Myers, Kathy & Eric Noblet, Brookie Potter, Bryan Stevens,
Kim Stroud, David Thometz, Lisa Tyler, Mary Anna Wheat.

Canada Goose  180
Wood Duck   2
Mallard   79
Wild Turkey   7
N. Bobwhite   4
Com. Loon   3     (winter plumage, on Watauga Lake)
Pied-billed Grebe   4    (including 1 adult with 2 young)
Great Blue Heron   6
GREAT WHITE HERON   1     (Watauga River near Elizabethton; 6th record in NE 
Tenn.)
Green Heron   2
Black Vulture   1
Turkey Vulture   44
Osprey   1     (3rd record on this count)
Cooper's Hawk   1
Red-shouldered Hawk   1
Broad-winged Hawk   8
Red-tailed Hawk    8
Am. Kestrel   4
Killdeer    18
Rock Pigeon    43
Mourning Dove    167
Yellow-billed Cuckoo    4
E. Screech-Owl    5
Great Horned Owl    1
Barred Owl   6
Com. Nighthawk    1
Chuck-will's-widow    8
Whip-poor-will   21
Chimney Swift   71
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird   15
Belted Kingfisher    15
Red-bellied Woodpecker    28
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker    2
Downy Woodpecker    14
Hairy Woodpecker    4
N. Flicker    20
Pileated Woodpecker    19
E. Wood-Pewee    16
Acadian Flycatcher    30
Alder Flycatcher    1
Willow Flycatcher    5
Least Flycatcher    10
E. Phoebe    45
Great Crested Flycatcher   10
E. Kingbird    10
White-eyed Vireo    6
Yellow-thr. Vireo    2
Blue-headed Vireo    38
Red-eyed Vireo    105
Blue Jay    57
Am. Crow    142
Com. Raven    2
Purple Martin    3
Tree Swallow    74
N. Rough-wg. Swallow    35
Cliff Swallow    65
Barn Swallow    111
Carolina Chickadee    45
Tufted Titmouse    55
Red-br. Nuthatch    8
White-br. Nuthatch    13
Brown Creeper    2
Carolina Wren    54
House Wren    13
Golden-cr. Kinglet    2
Blue-gr. Gnatcatcher    9
E. Bluebird    41
Veery    22
Hermit Thrush    1
Wood Thrush    87
Am. Robin    292
Gray Catbird    25
N. Mockingbird    86
Brown Thrasher    18
Eur. Starling    530
Cedar Waxwing    86
Golden-wg. Warbler    1
Brewster's Warbler    1
N. Parula    8
Yellow Warbler    11
Chestnut-sd. Warbler    32
Black-thr. Blue Warbler    44
Black-thr. Green Warbler    28
Blackburnian Warbler    5
Yellow-thr. Warbler    14
Pine Warbler    2
Black-&-white Warbler    33
Am. Redstart    1
Worm-eating Warbler    7
Swainson's Warbler    1
Ovenbird    72
La. Waterthrush    7
Com. Yellowthroat    15
Hooded Warbler    103
Canada Warbler    19
Yellow-br. Chat    12
Summer Tanager    1
Scarlet Tanager    39
E. Towhee    78
Chipping Sparrow    83
Field Sparrow    45
Grasshopper Sparrow    1
Song Sparrow    201
Dark-eyed Junco    48
N. Cardinal    158
Rose-br. Grosbeak    9
Blue Grosbeak    2
Indigo Bunting    142
Red-wg. Blackbird    53
E. Meadowlark    27
Com. Grackle    149
Brown-hd. Cowbird    50
Orchard Oriole    9
Baltimore Oriole    3
House Finch    42
Pine Siskin    8
Am. Goldfinch    127
House Sparrow    36
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Notable misses:  Ruffed Grouse, Yellow-cr. Night-Heron, Winter Wren, & Kentucky 
Warbler.

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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN

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