The 25th Cades Cove CBC was held on 1 January 2024. Twelve birders
participated in 7 parties. It was a cloudy and cold day with temperatures
hovering just above freezing.
The number of species recorded was 63 which is slightly above the average
of 60. Two new species were added to the count - Peregrine Falcon
(photographed in Cades Cove) and Green-winged Teal (found at the Cades Cove
sewage ponds). Besides the two species new to the count, finds of note
included 4 Short-eared Owls in Cades Cove and a flock of 300 Pine Siskins
found at a participant's birdfeeder.
Thanks to all who participated.
Mark Armstrong, Kat Barrow, Rick Barrow, Warren Bielenberg, Wanda
DeWaard, Kristine Johnson, Evan Kidd, Martha Rudolph, Morrigan Timothy,
Harumi Tsuruoko, Sarah Wilcer.
Canada Goose 51
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 2
Bufflehead 11
Common Merganser 20
Wild Turkey 25
Pied-billed Grebe 11
Mourning Dove 122
Killdeer 14
Wilson's Snipe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Black Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 11
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Short-eared Owl 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 9
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 21
Downy Woodpecker 29
Hairy Woodpecker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 20
Northern Flicker 14
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 12
Blue Jay 47
American Crow 148
Common Raven 5
Carolina Chickadee 89
Tufted Titmouse 45
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 24
White-breasted Nuthatch 28
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 18
Carolina Wren 38
European Starling 36
Northern Mockingbird 3
Eastern Bluebird 37
Hermit Thrush 5
American Robin 213
Cedar Waxwing 23
House Finch 10
Red Crossbill 1
Pine Siskin 309
American Goldfinch 71
Chipping Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 78
White-throated Sparrow 27
Song Sparrow 61
Swamp Sparrow 9
Eastern Towhee 9
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Northern Cardinal 36
Susan Hoyle
Knoxville, TN
