[TN-Bird] 104th Knox CBC results
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ron Hoff & Dollyann Myers <dollyron@xxxxxxxxx>,Marcia Davis <tennwren@xxxxxxx>, Lyn Bales <lbales@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:03:53 -0500 (EST)
The Knoxville CBC was held on Saturday, 3 January 2004. Forty-nine
observers in 25 parties found 85 species plus 5 found only during
count week. Although we had several good finds, most parties reported
lackluster birding overall and several "staked-out" birds could
not be located on count day. The species total is the lowest since
the 1998-1999 count (99th CBC) and below our 10-year average of 88.
Three species were added to the count history but two of those
were only found during count week. Chuck Nicholson found a
Cattle Egret on Melton Hill Lake near Solway. The Sage Thrasher
and the immature Greater White-fronted Goose at Pellissippi State
could not be found on count day but were seen before and after.
Record high counts were set for 5 species:
Rufous Hummingbird - 4 (old record was 3 in 2000-1, 101st CBC)
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 5 total reported by 3 parties at three,
previously known locations, second time on the count (2 in 2002-3,
103rd)
Carolina Wren - 267 (255 in 2001-2, 102nd)
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 564 (453 in 2001-2, 102nd)
Palm Warbler - 30 which smashes the old record of 6 set most recently
in 2002-3 on the 103rd CBC (David Trently actually broke the record
by himself with 7 and two other parties reported 6. Reported by 8
parties.
Other near-record high numbers include
American Robin - 3186
Cedar Waxwing - 1608
The low species count was largely due to low numbers of waterfowl.
Only 10 species (+1CW) of waterfowl were reported. This includes a
free-ranging Mute Swan from Ft. Loudon Lake for which the origins are
unknown although the same could no doubt be said for many of the
Mallards counted. Misses here include American Wigeon, Northern
Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck and Bufflehead
(missed for the only the 4th time in 30 years!).
Northern Bobwhite continues to escape detection and has only been
found twice on the CBC in the last 10 years despite being found on
each of the last 6 Knox County Spring Counts (though granted the
spring counts cover a larger area).
Though not a very common species in Knoxville, Great Egret was missed
for the first time since the 1989-90 CBC. 6 Sandhill Cranes were
found in Louisville, Blount County.
American Pipit, Horned Lark and Lapland Longspur, all seen this
winter at the UT Plant Science Farm, could not be found.
Warblers made a good showing with 4 species including an Orange-crowned
Warbler for the 4th time in 6 years and the aforementioned record-
setting number of Palm Warblers.
Winter finches and such were represented by 13 Purple Finches and
2 Pine Siskins which showed up with a flock of American Goldfinches
at one of our feederwatcher's home. No Red-breasted Nuthatches
were reported.
Blackbirds continue to disappoint with no Common Grackles being
reported and Red-winged Blackbird only being found as a count-week
species.
I have chosen to omit the American Woodcock previously reported
due to questions which have arisen regarding the identification.
Full details follow.
Dean Edwards
Compiler, Knoxville CBC
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104th Knoxville CBC
3 January 2004
Species: 85 + 5CW
Individuals: 18,644
Observers: 49 (see list below)
Parties: 25 (includes 7 feederwatching parties)
Party Hours
76.25 hrs by foot
38.00 hrs by car
1.25 hrs by non-motorized boat
115.45 hrs TOTAL (not including owling and feederwatching)
6.25 hrs owling
23.00 hrs feederwatching
Party Miles
58.5 miles by foot
444.5 miles by car
1.5 miles by non-motorized boat
504.5 miles TOTAL (not including owling)
41.5 miles owling
Coverage Times: 00:00 - 00:30
03:30 - 17:45
Low: 59F
High: 70F
Winds: 10-20mph, gusty
Weather: AM - trace of rain, overcast
PM - mostly cloudy
Species list:
Greater White-fronted Goose - CW
Snow Goose - 2
1 white morph
1 blue morph
Canada Goose - 772
Mute Swan - 1 (origin?)
Wood Duck - 7
Gadwall - 25
American Black Duck - 2
Mallard - 253
Northern Shoveler - 10
Ring-necked Duck - 45
Hooded Merganser - 27
Wild Turkey - CW
Pied-billed Grebe - 22
Horned Grebe - 5
Double-crested Cormorant - 19
Great Blue Heron - 149
Cattle Egret - 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 1
Black Vulture - 62
Turkey Vulture - 63
Bald Eagle - 1 adult
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 4
Accipiter sp. - 3
Red-shouldered Hawk - 8
Red-tailed Hawk - 30
American Kestrel - 15
American Coot - 64
Sandhill Crane - 6
Killdeer - 218
Wilson's Snipe - 6
Bonaparte's Gull - 373
Ring-billed Gull - 2254
Rock Pigeon - 396
Mourning Dove - 630
Eastern Screech-Owl - 1
Great Horned Owl - 2
Barred Owl - 1
Rufous Hummingbird - 4
Belted Kingfisher - 44
Red-headed Woodpecker - 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 91
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 40
Downy Woodpecker - 84
Hairy Woodpecker - 9
Northern Flicker - 60
Pileated Woodpecker - 8
Eastern Phoebe - 8
Loggerhead Shrike - CW
Blue Jay - 182
American Crow - 513
Carolina Chickadee - 391
Tufted Titmouse - 171
White-breasted Nuthatch - 41
Brown-headed Nuthatch - 5
Brown Creeper - 11
Carolina Wren - 267
Winter Wren - 12
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 28
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 36
Eastern Bluebird - 307
Hermit Thrush - 9
American Robin - 3186
Northern Mockingbird - 174
Sage Thrasher - CW
Brown Thrasher - 10
European Starling - 2443
Cedar Waxwing - 1608
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 564
Pine Warbler - 4
Palm Warbler - 30
Eastern Towhee - 118
Chipping Sparrow - 3
Field Sparrow - 164
Savannah Sparrow - 42
Fox Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 389
Swamp Sparrow - 86
White-throated Sparrow - 649
White-crowned Sparrow - 26
Dark-eyed Junco - 181
Northern Cardinal - 372
Red-winged Blackbird - CW
Eastern Meadowlark - 65
Brown-headed Cowbird - 33
Purple Finch - 13
House Finch - 156
Pine Siskin - 2
American Goldfinch - 442
House Sparrow - 80
Observers:
Jean Alexander
Lyn Bales
Peg Beute
Kathy Bevins
Frank Bills
Sharon Bostick
Mark Campen
Mary Carpenter
Ed Clebsch
Meredith Clebsch
Gail Clendenen
Steve Clendenen
Marcia Davis
Amber Edwards
Dean Edwards (compiler)
Barbara Finney
Chris Foelli
Reid Gerhardt
Jim Giocomo
Carole Gobert
Paul Hartigan
Madeleine Hassil
Ron Hoff
Tom Howe
David H. Howell
Harold Howell
Susan Hoyle
Jim Human
Wes James
David Johnson
Kristine Johnson
Dan Kim
Tony King
Ed Manous
Janet McKnight
Dollyann Myers
Chuck Nicholson
Vince Pantalone
Joseph Pyle
Boyd Sharp
Bob Steffy
Jean Stierberger
Carolyn Susano
Charles Susano
Allan Trently
David Trently
June Welch
Chris Welsh
Corwin Witt
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