The 50th consecutive Elizabethton Fall Bird Count was held on Saturday, 5 Oct
2019
with 29 observers in 8 parties. We tallied 118 species, which is below the
recent
30-year average of 125 species. Windy conditions throughout and dense fog on
the
higher mountain tops contributed to the reduced variety. The all-time high on
this
count was 137 species in 1993.
The list:
Canada Goose 635
Wood Duck 97
Mallard 173
Blue-wg. Teal 30
Green-wg. Teal 3
Ruffed Grouse 3
Wild Turkey 56
Com. Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Dbl-cr. Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 35
Black Vulture 78
Turkey Vulture 139
Osprey 7
N. Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 9
Bald Eagle 12
Red-shld. Hawk 5
Broad-wg. Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 13
Killdeer 35
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Lsr. Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 402
Eur. Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 153
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
E. Screech-Owl 10
Great Horned Owl 5
Barred Owl 2
Chimney Swift 244
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 7
Belted Kingfisher 24
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 50
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7
Downy Woodpecker 36
Hairy Woodpecker 6
N. Flicker 41
Pileated Woodpecker 17
Am. Kestrel 16
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
E. Wood-Pewee 12
Least Flycatcher 1
E. Phoebe 82
Yellow-thr. Vireo 1
Blue-hd. Vireo 18
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 347
Am. Crow 442
Com. Raven 10
Tree Swallow 118
Carolina Chickadee 141
Tufted Titmouse 82
Red-br. Nuthatch 6
White-br. Nuthatch 28
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Marsh Wren 1
Carolina Wren 114
Golden-cr. Kinglet 5
Ruby-cr. Kinglet 1
E. Bluebird 114
Veery 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 6
Swainson's Thrush 37
Wood Thrush 15
Am. Robin 212
Gray Catbird 23
Brown Thrasher 9
N. Mockingbird 56
Eur. Starling 555
Cedar Waxwing 70
Ovenbird 3
N. Waterthrush 3
Black-&-white Warbler 4
Tennessee Warbler 51
Kentucky Warbler 1
Com. Yellowthroat 6
Hooded Warbler 3
Am. Redstart 7
Cape May Warbler 1
N. Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 6
Bay-br. Warbler 36
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Chestnut-sd. Warbler 4
Blackpoll Warbler 4
Blk-thr. Blue Warbler 8
Palm Warbler 56
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Yellow-thr. Warbler 2
Blk-thr. Green Warbler 7
E. Towhee 53
Chipping Sparrow 46
Field Sparrow 11
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 126
Swamp Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 73
Scarlet Tanager 5
N. Cardinal 120
Rose-br. Grosbeak 67
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 27
Red-wg. Blackbird 194
E. Meadowlark 14
Com. Grackle 1
Brown-hd. Cowbird 11
House Finch 36
Pine Siskin 8
Am. Goldfinch 99
House Sparrow 19
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118 species
Notable misses: Green Heron, Com. Nighthawk, E. Kingbird,
Loggerhead Shrike, White-eyed Vireo, Barn Swallow, House Wren,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Hermit Thrush, Prairie Warbler,
Lincoln's Sparrow, Red Crossbill.
The crossbills were missed because Roan Mtn was completely socked in all day.
Also, few shorebirds were found partly due to shortage of habitat, because of
the drought.
Thanks to all participants.
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Rick Knight, compiler
