The Knoxville Chapter of TOS held the Knoxville CBC on Saturday, 2
January 2016. 49 observers in 25 parties identified 98 species within the
count circle which is centered in west Knoxville (Kingston Pike and
Ebeneezer) and includes parts of Knox, Blount, and Anderson Counties.
Both participation and total species are on par with the recent 10-year
average for this count.
A huge 'Thank you' to all that participated this year, and in years past.
Full results are included below. A few highlights and notes (see also
my previous post to TN-Birds with preliminary results)...
- Despite overall low numbers of waterfowl, we did squeeze out 11 species
including Redhead, Green-winged Teal, and Ruddy Duck. Misses include Am
Wigeon, Am Black Duck, N Pintail, both scaup, and C Goldeneye.
- Five warbler species (a new record) including Orange-crowned (2 which is
a new record high count, 3rd consecutive year and 8th time in 2000s) and
Yellow-throated with yellow lores (2nd time on this count, staked-out
bird, photos) along with the regular "Myrtle", Pine, and Palm.
- New high counts for Red-shoudered Hawk, Am Woodcock, Bonaparte's Gull,
Brown-headed Nuthatch, Orange-crowned Warbler
- Other notable finds: Osprey, Merlin, Red-headed WP, Fish Crow,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Horned Lark, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch
- Other misses include: C Loon, N Harrier, Rufous Hummingbird, Loggerhead
Shrike (3rd consecutive miss), House Wren
Also note that a previously reported Sora is being omitted from the count
as concern has arisen that the observer was actually hearing tape playback
by another party.
Thanks again to everyone that made this a successful count!
Dean Edwards
compiler, Knoxville CBC
Knoxville CBC
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Total Species: 98 + 0 CW
Total Individuals: 17340
Birds per party hour (CBC): 136.5426007
Birds per party hour (ALL): 124.993993
PARTY HOURS:
by foot 80.11
by car 43.38
other (golf cart) 3.50
TOTAL (CBC) 126.99
owling 5.13
feeder watching 6.60
GRAND TOTAL 138.73
PARTY MILES:
by foot 61.49
by car 411.10
other (golf cart) 6.00
TOTAL (CBC) 478.59
owling 19.80
GRAND TOTAL 498.39
Early Start Time: 2:30
Early End Time: 2:45
Start Time: 6:30
End Time: 18:30
Observers: 49 (see list below)
Parties: 25
Weather:
Low Temperature, F: 25
High Temperature, F: 47
Precipitation, in: 0
Wind Speed, mph: 0-10
Wind Direction: SW
AM Conditions: clear, light fog on water
PM Conditions: clear
Snow cover, frozen water, etc: none, water open
Relative humidity: 67
Barometric pressure, in Hg (sea level): 30.26
Pressure trend: falling
SPECIES
Canada Goose 1167
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 109
Mallard 186
Northern Shoveler 8
Green-winged Teal 2
Redhead 10
Ring-necked Duck 30
Bufflehead 12
Hooded Merganser 63
Ruddy Duck 1
Wild Turkey 2
Pied-billed Grebe 39
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 42
Great Blue Heron 105
Great Egret 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 10
Black Vulture 56
Turkey Vulture 9
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 6
Cooper's Hawk 6
Accipiter sp. 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 27
Red-tailed Hawk 48
American Kestrel 8
Merlin 1
American Coot 655
Sandhill Crane 20
Killdeer 125
Wilson's Snipe 2
American Woodcock 9
Bonaparte's Gull 1581
Ring-billed Gull 3054
Herring Gull 4
Rock Pigeon 426
Mourning Dove 478
Eastern Screech-Owl 8
Great Horned Owl 4
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 40
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 116
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 32
Downy Woodpecker 113
Hairy Woodpecker 11
Northern Flicker 52
Pileated Woodpecker 12
Eastern Phoebe 24
Blue Jay 389
American Crow 575
Fish Crow 2
Horned Lark 2
Carolina Chickadee 385
Tufted Titmouse 287
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 60
Brown-headed Nuthatch 30
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 214
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 35
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 69
Eastern Bluebird 274
Hermit Thrush 31
American Robin 1612
Northern Mockingbird 174
Brown Thrasher 13
European Starling 1028
American Pipit 18
Cedar Waxwing 396
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 250
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 6
Palm Warbler 17
Eastern Towhee 154
Chipping Sparrow 80
Field Sparrow 160
Savannah Sparrow 38
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 345
Swamp Sparrow 59
White-throated Sparrow 322
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 164
Northern Cardinal 528
Red-winged Blackbird 207
Eastern Meadowlark 43
Rusty Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 17
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 214
Pine Siskin 12
American Goldfinch 278
House Sparrow 28
OBSERVERS:
Jean Alexander
Mark Armstrong
Stephen Lyn Bales
Frank Bills
Warren Bielenberg
Diane "DeeDee" Blane
Sharon Bostick
Bryan Chakoumakos
Gail Clendenen
Steve Clendenen
K. Dean Edwards (compiler)
Rachael Eliot
Charles Estes
Lola Estes
Jim Evans
Patty Ford
Carole Gobert
Cheryl Greenacre
Paul Hartigan
Gary Hartman
Ron Hoff
Tom Howe
David Howell
Susan Hoyle
James Human
David Johnson
Holly Jones
Jane Kading
Tony King
Jerry Ledbetter
Morton Massey
Dollyann Myers
Denise Nauman
Charles P. Nicholson
Karen Petrey
Joe Pyle
Kellie Pyle
Claudia Rawn
Jo Roy
Kelly Roy
Martha Rudolph
Jean Ryan-Fry
Mike Ryon
Elizabeth Schilling
Colin Sumrall
Jimmy Tucker
Merikay Waldvogel
Eddy Whitson
Corwin Witt
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