The 80th Elizabethton Spring Count was held 6 May covering Carter Co. and parts
of adjacent Johnson, Sullivan, Washington, & Unicoi Cos., with 35 observers
in 16
parties and 2 feeder watchers.
We tallied 153 species, which is exactly the average of the last 20 years. The
all-time high was 166 species in 2016.
The List:
Canada Goose 534
Wood Duck 24
Blue-wg.Teal 13
Am. Wigeon 1
Mallard 126
Hooded Merganser 1
Com. Merganser 2
Ruffed Grouse 1
Wild Turkey 33
Rock Pigeon 102
Eur. Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 194
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Com. Nighthawk 1
Chuck-will's-widow 12
E. Whip-poor-will 17
Chimney Swift 97
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 25
Sora 1
Killdeer 32
Least Sandpiper 27
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Spotted Sandpiper 60
Solitary Sandpiper 32
Lsr. Yellowlegs 7
Gr. Yellowlegs 3
Com. Loon 8
Dbl-cr. Cormorant 186
Great Blue Heron 78
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 6
Black-cr. Night-Heron 1
Yellow-cr. Night-Heron 3
Black Vulture 91
Turkey Vulture 94
Osprey 10
Cooper's Hawk 9
Bald Eagle 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 6
Broad-winged Hawk 8
Red-tailed Hawk 25
E. Screech-Owl 7
Great Horned Owl 1
Barred Owl 4
N. Saw-whet Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 15
Read-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 83
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6
Downy Woodpecker 33
Hairy Woodpecker 8
N. Flicker 33
Pileated Woodpecker 31
Am.Kestrel 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 25
E. Kingbird 70
E. Wood-Pewee 13
Acadian Flycatcher 7
Least Flycatcher 14
E. Phoebe 86
White-eyed Vireo 17
Yellow-thr. Vireo 7
Blue-headed Vireo 54
Warbling Vireo 18
Red-eyed Vireo 221
Blue Jay 197
Am. Crow 294
Fish Crow 11 - - reported by 6 parties
Com. Raven 16
Tree Swallow 193
N. Rough-wg. Swallow 75
Purple Martin 63
Barn Swallow 146
Cliff Swallow 530
Carolina Chickadee 121
Tufted Titmouse 148
Red-br. Nuthatch 12
White-br. Nuthatch 23
Brown-hd. Nuthatch 1
House Wren 63
Winter Wren 7
Carolina Wren 179
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 69
Golden-cr. Kinglet 3
Ruby-cr. Kinglet 2
E. Bluebird 159
Veery 17
Swainson's Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 74
Am. Robin 661
Gray Catbird 45
Brown Thrasher 69
N. Mockingbird 126
Eur. Starling 540
Cedar Waxwing 44
House Sparrow 55
House Finch 61
Purple Finch 1
Red Crossbill 3
Pine Siskin 19
Am. Goldfinch 249
Chipping Sparrow 86
Field Sparrow 34
Dark-eyed Junco 44
White-cr. Sparrow 1
White-thr. Sparrow 9
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 252
Swamp Sparrow 1
E.Towhee 147
Yellow-br. Chat 5
E.Meadowlark 62
Orchard Oriole 32
Baltimore Oriole 32
Red-wg. Blackbird 320
Brown-hd. Cowbird 58
Com.Grackle 322
warblers (27 species)
Ovenbird 136
Worm-eating 25
La. Waterthrush 26
Golden-wg. 4
Black-&-white 75
Swainson's 11
Tennessee 1
Kentucky 3
Com. Yellowthroat 28
Hooded 152
Am. Redstart 11
Cape May 4
N. Parula 47
Magnolia 6
Bay-breasted 1
Blackburnian 6
Yellow 7
Chestnut-sd. 15
Blackpoll 2
Black-thr. Blue 79
Palm 1
Pine 10
Yellow-rumped 21
Yellow-thr. 41
Prairie 1
Black-thr. Green 61
Canada 35
Scarlet Tanager 55
N.Cardinal 260
Rose-br. Grosbeak 18
Blue Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 88
Dickcissel 2
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Thanks to all participants.
Rick Knight, compiler
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