9 June 2012. The Herndon Chapter of TOS conducted the 19th Carter Co. Summer Bird Count on Saturday, with 21 observers in 7 parties. We found 114 species, which is slightly above the average of 112 over the previous 18 years (range 105 to 118). A combined list of 147 species has been found over the 19 year period. During that span, 81 species have been found every year. An additional 16 species have been missed just 3 times or less, while another 22 species have occurred no more than 3 times. Highlights, including some mountain specialties: Blue-wg. Teal - 1 Ruffed Grouse - 2 Yellow-cr. Night-Heron - 2 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (scarce in NE Tenn.) Am. Woodcock - 2 Eur. Collared-Dove - 1 Black-billed Cuckoo - 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2, at nest Alder Flycatcher - 3 Least Flycatcher - 6 Com. Raven - 4 Red-br. Nuthatch - 16 Brown Creeper - 2 Winter Wren - 11 Golden-cr. Kinglet - 16 Veery - 46 19 species of warblers, including Golden-wg. - 2 Magnolia - 2 Blackburnian - 10 Black-thr. Blue - 48 Canada - 44 Vesper Sparrow - 2 Savannah Sparrow - 2 Pine Siskin - 3 --------------------------------------------- Misses - N. Bobwhite Green Heron - 1st miss on this count Sharp-shinned Hawk Willow Flycatcher - only 2nd miss Loggerhead Shrike - yet to be found on this count Yellow-thr. Vireo Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Summer Tanager Baltimore Oriole -------------------------------------------- Participants: Jim D. Anderson, Jim & Darla Anderson, Jerry Bevins, Rob Biller, Dianne Draper, Glen Eller, John Hay, Don Holt, Rick Knight, Roy Knispel, Tom McNeil, Charles Moore, Kathy Noblet, Brookie & Jean Potter, Mike Sanders, Bryan Stevens, Peggy Stevens, Kim Stroud, & Mary Anna Wheat. ############################## Rick Knight Johnson City, TN