The 52nd Elizabethton Fall Count was held on 25 September 2021 with
34 observers in 14 parties, plus 2 feeder watchers. We covered Carter County,
plus parts of adjacent Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, & Washington Counties.
We tallied 129 species, which is slightly above the recent 30 year average
of 125 species. The all-time high was 137 species in 1993.
Participants: Fred Alsop, Jerry Bevins, Rob Biller, Debi Campbell, J.G.
Campbell,
Ron Carrico, Catherine Cummins, Dianne Draper, Cindy Ehrhardt, Harry Lee
Farthing,
Dave Gardner, Tammy Griffey, Don Holt, Connie Irick, David Irick, David
Kirschke,
Rick Knight (compiler), Roy Knispel, Richard Lewis, Dianne Lynne, Vern Maddux,
Joe McGuiness, Tom McNeil, Eric Middlemas, Susan Peters, Brookie Potter, Jean
Potter,
Pete Range, Judith Reid, Judi Sawyer, Chris Soto, Bryan Stevens, Peggy Stevens,
Kim Stroud, Charles Warden, Rex Whitfield.
The List:
Canada Goose 744
Wood Duck 42
Mallard 182
Blue-winged Teal 4
N. Shoveler 2
Com. Merganser 4
Wild Turkey 18
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-cr. Cormorant 43
Great Blue Heron 39
Great Egret 4
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 61
Turkey Vulture 183
Osprey 7
Bald Eagle 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Broad-winged Hawk 11
Red-tailed Hawk 25
Am. Coot 1
Killdeer 45
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Rock Pigeon 285
Eur. Collared-Dove 22
Mourning Dove 316
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
E. Screech-Owl 11
Great Horned Owl 7
Barred Owl 3
Com. Nighthawk 3
Chimney Swift 227
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 23
Belted Kingfisher 32
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 83
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 51
Hairy Woodpecker 11
N. Flicker 54
Pileated Woodpecker 39
Am. Kestrel 28
Merlin 8
Peregrine Falcon 3
E. Wood-Pewee 31
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Empidonax sp. 5 (not included in species total)
E. Phoebe 92
E. Kingbird 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
White-eyed Vireo 7
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Blue-headed Vireo 21
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 437
Am. Crow 502
Fish Crow 3
Com. Raven 13
Tree Swallow 160
Barn Swallow 29
Cliff Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 145
Tufted Titmouse 109
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 52
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 8
Winter Wren 4
Carolina Wren 179
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Golden-cr. Kinglet 5
Ruby-cr. Kinglet 9
E. Bluebird 208
Veery 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush 2
Swainson's Thrush 46
Wood Thrush 19
Am. Robin 222
Gray Catbird 34
Brown Thrasher 14
N. Mockingbird 80
Eur. Starling 838
Cedar Waxwing 230
Ovenbird 2
Worm-eating Warbler 4
N. Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 172
Nashville Warbler 3
Com. Yellowthroat 19
Hooded Warbler 4
Am. Redstart 29
Cape May Warbler 40
N. Parula 5
Magnolia Warbler 24
Bay-breasted Warbler 76
Blackburnian Warbler 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler 9
Black-thr. Blue Warbler 10
Palm Warbler 171
Pine Warbler 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
Black-thr. Green Warbler 11
Wilson's Warbler 1
E. Towhee 71
Chipping Sparrow 76
Field Sparrow 14
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 131
Dark-eyed Junco 45
Summer Tanager 1
Scarlet Tanager 36
N. Cardinal 160
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 89
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 13
Red-winged Blackbird 61
E. Meadowlark 6
Com. Grackle 66
Brown-headed Cowbird 222
House Finch 100
Red Crossbill 2
Am. Goldfinch 216
House Sparrow 114
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Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
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