[TN-Bird] Cades Cove CBC
- From: hoyle <hoyle@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:36:26 -0500
The Cades Cove CBC was held on Wednesday, December 28, 2005.
There were 14 participants in 6 parties. The weather was
unseasonably warm with highs in the low 60s. A storm
passed through the count area around 8:30 in the morning.
It was windy most of the day with gusts to 25 mph.
High counts of Ring-necked Ducks, Buffleheads, Wild Turkeys,
and Eastern Meadowlarks were recorded. Missed species
included Hermit Thrush, Chipping Sparrow, Fox Sparrow,
and Purple Finches.
Two new species were added to the list:
House Wren in Cades Cove by Tom Howe
Common Grackle found by David Trently
Total species reported: 66
Canada Goose 27
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 70
Ring-necked Duck 52
Bufflehead 45
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruffed Grouse 1
Wild Turkey 31
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 23
Turkey Vulture 9
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 5
American Kestrel 4
American Coot 9
Killdeer 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 58
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 16
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 11
Downy Woodpecker 17
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 11
Pileated Woodpecker 32
Eastern Phoebe 12
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 256
Common Raven 5
Carolina Chickadee 82
Tufted Titmouse 51
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 24
Brown Creeper 7
Carolina Wren 55
House Wren 2
Winter Wren 11
Golden-crowned Kinglet 50
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 54
American Robin 28
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 105
Cedar Waxwing 116
Yellow-rumped Warbler 28
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 103
Swamp Sparrow 33
White-throated Sparrow 50
Dark-eyed Junco 38
Northern Cardinal 31
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Eastern Meadowlark 91
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 15
Red Crossbill 6
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 53
Thanks to all participants!
Susan Hoyle
Cades Cove CBC Compiler
Knoxville, TN
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