[Bristol-Birds] Carter County Summer Count

From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "tn-bird" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:13:52 -0400
The Herndon Chapter of TOS conducted the 17th annual Carter County Summer Count
on Saturday, 12 June 2010.  This count was started in 1992 (but missed 2 years) 
to provide
a snapshot of local birdlife during the most important season for birds.  


22  observers in 5 parties reported 110 species.  This is slightly below the 
average of
112 species per count (range 105 - 118).  Over the 17 years of this count a 
combined
total of 140 species have been found.

Overall numbers were a bit low this year, perhaps partly due to weather on 
count day.
The cold & heavy snow of winter apparently impacted some permanent residents,
like Carolina Wren.

Canada Goose  - 161
Wood Duck  - 1
Mallard  - 71
Ruffed Grouse  - 6
Great Blue Heron  - 4
Green Heron  - 3
Yellow-cr. Night-Heron  - 18,   included nestlings
Turkey Vulture  - 19
Osprey  - 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  - 1
Cooper's Hawk  - 2
Broad-wg. Hawk  - 3
Red-tailed Hawk  - 6
Am. Kestrel  - 2
Killdeer  - 9
Rock Pigeon  - 80
Eur. Collared-Dove  - 1
Mourning Dove  - 145
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  - 4
E. Screech-Owl  - 7
Barred Owl  - 1
Com. Nighthawk  - 2
Chuck-will's-widow  - 3
Whip-poor-will  - 25
Chimney Swift  - 90
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird  - 17
Belted Kingfisher  - 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  - 17
Downy Woodpecker  - 7
Hairy Woodpecker  - 3
N. Flicker  - 8
Pileated Woodpecker  - 7
E. Wood-Pewee  - 11
Acadian Flycatcher  - 42
Alder Flycatcher  - 2
Willow Flycatcher  - 2
Least Flycatcher  - 7
E. Phoebe  - 65
E. Kingbird  - 17
White-eyed Vireo  - 5
Yellow-thr. Vireo  - 3
Blue-headed Vireo  - 40
Red-eyed Vireo  - 143
Blue Jay  - 71
Am. Crow  - 189
Com. Raven  - 2
Purple Martin  - 21
Tree Swallow  - 100
N. Rough-winged Swallow  - 76
Cliff Swallow  - 75
Barn Swallow  - 110
Carolina Chickadee  - 65
Tufted Titmouse  - 52
Red-br. Nuthatch  - 1
White-br. Nuthatch  - 11
Brown Creeper  - 1
Carolina Wren  - 38
House Wren  - 48
Winter Wren  - 1
Golden-cr. Kinglet  - 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  - 13
E. Bluebird  - 56
Veery  - 16
Hermit Thrush  - 1
Wood Thrush  - 71
Am. Robin  - 286
Gray Catbird  - 44
N. Mockingbird  - 34
Brown Thrasher  - 14
Eur. Starling  - 423
Cedar Waxwing  - 66
Golden-wg. Warbler  - 3
N. Parula  - 19
Yellow Warbler  - 6
Chestnut-sd. Warbler  - 30
Black-thr. Blue Warbler  - 30
Black-thr. Green Warbler  - 42
Blackburnian Warbler  - 2
Yellow-thr. Warbler  - 17
Pine Warbler  - 3
Black-and-white Warbler  - 25
Am. Redstart  - 8
Worm-eating Warbler  - 5
Swainson's Warbler  - 1
Ovenbird  - 70
Louisiana Waterthrush  - 2
Com. Yellowthroat  - 13
Hooded Warbler  - 99
Canada Warbler  - 8
Yellow-br. Chat  - 4
Scarlet Tanager  - 40
E. Towhee - 84
Chipping Sparrow  - 118
Field Sparrow  - 37
Song Sparrow  - 140
Dark-eyed Junco  - 61
N. Cardinal  - 105
Rose-br. Grosbeak  - 8
Blue Grosbeak  - 2
Indigo Bunting  - 185
Red-wg. Blackbird  - 50
E. Meadowlark  - 12
Com. Grackle  - 149
Brown-hd. Cowbird  - 48
Orchard Oriole  - 3
Baltimore Oriole  - 3
House Finch  - 22
Pine Siskin  - 1
Am. Goldfinch  - 138
House Sparrow  - 38
-------------------------------------------

Notable misses this year included:
Wild Turkey
Black Vulture
Great Horned Owl
Great Crested Flycatcher
Kentucky Warbler.
--------------------------------------------
Parties:  
1).  Joe McGuiness, Kim Stroud, Kathy Noblet, Don Holt, Dianne Draper.
2).  Tom McNeil, Hannah Baker, Lisa Tyler, Jim & Darla Anderson.
3).  Glen Eller, Roy Knispel.
4).  Bryan Stevens, Brookie & Jean Potter, David Thometz, Mary Anna Wheat.
5).  Rick Knight, Jacki Hinshaw, Gil Derouen, Jim D. Anderson, Dave Hall.

#############################
Rick Knight
Johnson City, TN
[Bristol-Birds] Carter County Summer Count

Other related posts:
