The Cades Cove CBC was held on Sunday, December 27, 2015. It was a warm and
windy day with temperatures ranging between 58-75 degrees F. There was a
very good turnout for the count with 23 participants in 9 parties.
Few waterfowl were found though a small number of Bufflehead were present
in Cades Cove .Notable misses were Common Raven, Rufous-sided Towhee, and
Swamp Sparrow. Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, and White-breasted
Nuthatches were very active and in fairly high numbers. A notable find was
3 Bald Eagles, with 2 adults being seen in the Laurel Lake area. This is
the second year Bald Eagle has been recorded on the count. A single
White-crowned Sparrow was reported which is a new species for the Cades
Cove CBC.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and counting!
62 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 9
Bufflehead 18
Wild Turkey 63
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 3
Turkey Vulture 5
Northern Harrier 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3 2 adults, 1 immature
Red-shouldered Hawk 9
Red-tailed Hawk 7
American Coot 3
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 21
Mourning Dove 51
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 15
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Downy Woodpecker 24
Hairy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 29
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 13
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 162
Carolina Chickadee 176
Tufted Titmouse 126
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 62
Brown Creeper 6
Winter Wren 3
Carolina Wren 45
Golden-crowned Kinglet 37
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 83
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 59
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 89
Cedar Waxwing 178
Yellow-rumped Warbler 16
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 17
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 52
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 18
Vesper Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 51
Northern Cardinal 61
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Eastern Meadowlark 11
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 15
Red Crossbill 1
Pine Siskin 72
American Goldfinch 25
Susan Hoyle
Knoxville, TN
