The 46th annual Elizabethton Fall Count was held on 26 Sep 2015.
37 observers in 9 parties covered Carter Co. and parts of adjacent
Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Cos.
129 species were found, slightly above the average of 125 over the last 30
years.
The all-time high was 137 species in 1993.
The list:
Canada Goose 1182
Wood Duck 90
Am. Wigeon 1
Mallard 254
Blue-wg. Teal 13
Ruffed Grouse 1
Wild Turkey 161
Pied-billed Grebe 9
Dbl-cr. Cormorant 31
Great Blue Heron 39
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 7
Black-cr. Night-Heron 4
Black Vulture 172
Turkey Vulture 189
Osprey 19
N. Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Cooper's Hawk 10
Bald Eagle 8
Red-shld. Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 16
Sora 4
Am. Coot 2
Killdeer 87
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 5
Willet 1
Sanderling 2
Least Sandpiper 1
Am. Woodcock 1
Ring-billed Gull 4
Forster's Tern 1
Rock Pigeon 375
Eur. Collared-Dove 5
Mourning Dove 529
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
E. Screech-Owl 27
Gr. Horned Owl 3
Barred Owl 1
N. Saw-whet Owl 1
Chimney Swift 490
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 36
Belted Kingfisher 33
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 73
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 53
Hairy Woodpecker 7
N. Flicker 54
Pileated Woodpecker 28
Am. Kestrel 24
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
E. Wood-Pewee 14
Acadian Flycatcher 2
E. Phoebe 71
E. Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-thr. Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 432
Am. Crow 896
Com. Raven 8
N. Rough-wg. Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 231
Cliff Swallow 2
Carolina Chickadee 128
Tufted Titmouse 111
Red-br. Nuthatch 1
White-br. Nuthatch 43
House Wren 6
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 152
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Golden-cr. Kinglet 2
Ruby-cr. Kinglet 2
E. Bluebird 230
Veery 1
Gray-chk. Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 23
Wood Thrush 12
Am. Robin 312
Gray Catbird 60
Brown Thrasher 19
N. Mockingbird 76
Eur. Starling 1347
Cedar Waxwing 132
WARBLERS (21 species)
Ovenbird 2
Worm-eating 1
N. Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white 6
Tennessee 12
Nashville 1
Com. Yellowthroat 25
Hooded 4
Am. Redstart 51
Cape May 8
N. Parula 2
Magnolia 24
Bay-br. 8
Blackburnian 7
Chestnut-sd. 7
Black-thr. Blue 2
Palm 54
Pine 2
Yellow-thr. 1
Black-thr. Green 4
Yellow-br. Chat 1
E. Towhee 59
Chipping Sparrow 37
Field Sparrow 14
Song Sparrow 99
Dark-eyed Junco 31
Scarlet Tanager 16
N. Cardinal 188
Rose-br. Grosbeak 28
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 25
Red-wg. Blackbird 60
E. Meadowlark 41
Com. Grackle 67
Brown-hd. Cowbird 15
Baltimore Oriole 3
House Finch 55
Am. Goldfinch 188
House Sparrow 56
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Thanks to all participants.
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Rick Knight, compiler
Johnson City, TN
