[TN-Bird] Norris CBC Results
- From: "Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:14:01 -0500
The 38th Norris, TN CBC was held Saturday, 18 December 2010. The count
circle is centered on Norris Dam, Anderson/Campbell Counties.
10 observers in 5 parties.
Total species: 75, equal to the average for the last decade
Highlights: Ruffed Grouse, highs for Black Vulture, Red-headed Woodpecker,
American Pipit
Misses: Sharp-shinned Hawk, Swamp Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow
Species list:
Canada Goose 149
Gadwall 4
Am. Black Duck 3
Mallard 45
Ring-necked Duck 3
Lesser Scaup 1
Redhead 1
Bufflehead 21
Ruffed Grouse 1 (4th time on count and first since 1987)
Turkey Vulture 10
Black Vulture 150 (record high, previous high 139 in 2009; dramatic increase
over the last decade)
Common Loon 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Horned Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 13
Bald Eagle 2
Coopers Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 14
American Kestrel 12
American Coot 26
Killdeer 35
Wilson's Snipe 3
Ring-billed Gull 916
Bonaparte's Gull 56
Rock Dove 122
Mourning Dove 89
Great Horned Owl 1
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 51
Red-headed Woodpecker 16 (record high count, previous high 9 in 2001; high
count expected due to very large acorn crop)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 12
Downy Woodpecker 25
Hairy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 24
Pileated Woodpecker 25
Eastern Phoebe 9
Blue Jay 169
American Crow 289
Carolina Chickadee 80
Tufted Titmouse 78
Brown Creeper 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 38
Carolina Wren 74
Winter Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 27
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 171
Hermit Thrush 16
American Robin 191
Northern Mockingbird 75
Brown Thrasher 5
American Pipit 27 (record high count, previous high 10 in 1989)
Cedar Waxwing 169
European Starling 302
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 119
Eastern Towhee 47
Chipping Sparrow 30
Field Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 94
Fox Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 202
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 59
Northern Cardinal 121
Eastern Meadowlark 18
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Rusty Blackbird 2
House Finch 19
Purple Finch 8
American Goldfinch 137
House Sparrow 19
Total Individuals 4509
Total Species 75
Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
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