[TN-Bird] Shady Valley / Mountain City CBC Totals - Count year 109
- From: "Robert Biller" <earedgrebe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:38:15 -0500
Count year 109
One of the coldest days of the season greeted the record number of
counters for the Shady Valley / Mountain City Christmas Bird Count
this past January 1st. Only one party braved the single digits to try
for owls and they were not disappointed. A Great Horned Owl was found
hooting on the Shady Valley side of Holston Mountain and 2 Eastern
Screech Owls were found on the same side of Iron Mountain. Even with
weather conditions almost too good for birding (clear skies with
temperature rebounding to a high of 48), 64 total species were found.
This would be the new third highest number of total species for this
young count only in its 12th year. Eight of those species set new
high counts and three more tied their high counts. 20 total
participants for the count set a new record with the previous high
being 14 last year.
Legend of Count Year
Count Year 98 = 1997/1998
Count Year 99 = 1998/1999
Count Year 100 = 1999/2000
Count Year 101 = 2000/2001
Count Year 102 = 2001/2002
Count Year 103 = 2002/2003
Count Year 104 = 2003/2004
Count Year 105 = 2004/2005
Count Year 106 = 2005/2006
Count Year 107 = 2006/2007
Count Year 108 = 2007/2008
Count Year 109 = 2008/2009 (<-- This year's count)
Participants:
Party A (west side of Shady Valley)
Wallace Coffey
Carolyn Coffey
Michele Sparks
Andy Jones
Chris O'bryan
Charlie Parker
Party B (east side of Shady Valley)
Ron Carrico
Rob Biller
Lisa Tyler
Tom Hunter
Darla and Jim Anderson
Party C (Mountain City and eastward)
Tom McNeil
Don Holt
Joe McGuinness
Kim Stroud
Brookie Potter
Party D (Mountain City and westward)
Rick Knight
Roy Knipsel
Ellen Parker
Weather
Low 8F
High 48F
A.M. Sun
P.M. Sun
Light Wind - 5-10mph out of the NW
Still water: Frozen
Moving Water: Open
High Count Birds:
Mallard - 257 (230 in the Mountain City area); previous high count 124
in count year 105
Red-Shouldered Hawk - 4 (3 - Shady Valley, 1 Mountain City area);
previous high count 3 in count years 101 & 105
Northern Flicker - 11; previous high count 10 in count year 104
Blue Jay - 95; previous high count 94 in count year 105
Winter Wren - 7, previous high count 6 in count year 106
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 4; previous high count 2 in count years 98, 104, & 108
Hermit Thrush - 10; previous high count 6 in count years 104 & 107
Pine Siskin - 78 (only 5th time on count); previous high count 59 in
count year 105
Tied High Count Birds:
Wood Duck - 2; Joins Count Years 100, 101, 108 (only 6th time on count)
Red-tailed Hawk - 17; Joins Count Year 108
Common Raven - 9; Joins Count Years 99, 102, & 104
Other Good Sightings:
Ruffed Grouse - 1; only the 4th time on count
American Crow - 1240; 3rd highest count
Brown Thrasher - 1; only the 3rd time on count - anytime you get this
bird in the winter is good! (Party D, Rick Knight et al..)
American Pipit - 1; only the 4th time on count (Party A, Wallace
Coffey et al..)
Fox Sparrow - 4; only the 5th time on count and second highest count
(HC 9 - Count Year 108)
Rusty Blackbirds - 8; only the 4th time on count (Party A, Wallace
Coffey et al..)
Purple Finch - 2; only the 4th time on count (Party B, Ron Carrico et al..)
Notable Misses
Great Blue Heron - 1st time in history of count that it has been missed
Wilson's Snipe - ALMOST every year since count year 101
Barred Owl - interruptive on count, only 4 times on count
Savannah Sparrow - 5th miss since count started, Since Count Year 104
- either miss or only 1
Final Totals (Complete List)
2008 - 2009
Counts
Count Species
Totals
A B C D
2 34 98 112 Canada Goose 246
0 0 0 2 Wood Duck
2
0 3 0 0 American Black Duck
3
0 19 38 200 Mallard
257
0 1 0 0 Ruffed Grouse
1
0 0 55 23 Wild Turkey
78
0 0 42 1 Black Vulture
43
0 0 9 5 Turkey Vulture
14
0 1 0 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2
0 1 1 2 Cooper's Hawk
4
2 1 1 0 Red-shouldered Hawk
4
2 2 11 2 Red-tailed Hawk
17
5 1 2 6 American Kestrel
14
0 0 20 2 Killdeer
22
0 0 0 0 Wilson's Snipe
0
0 0 5 0 Rock Pigeon
5
42 28 34 77 Mourning Dove
181
0 2 0 5 Eastern Screech-Owl
7
0 1 0 0 Great Horned Owl
1
0 2 2 2 Belted Kingfisher
6
2 2 2 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
8
2 1 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4
6 3 8 3 Downy Woodpecker
20
2 Hairy Woodpecker
2
2 3 1 5 Northern Flicker
11
2 1 4 4 Pileated Woodpecker
11
1 2 2 3 Eastern Phoebe
8
19 24 26 26 Blue Jay
95
207 133 600 300 American Cro w 1240
0 0 2 7 Common Raven
9
20 13 27 26 Carolina Chickadee
86
6 4 24 17 Tufted Titmouse
51
2 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
4
6 6 5 12 White-breasted Nuthatch
29
1 1 0 0 Brown Creeper
2
11 8 6 18 Carolina Wren
43
0 5 0 2 Winter Wren
7
2 8 2 6 Golden-crowned Kinglet
18
0 1 2 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4
8 12 33 28 Eastern Bluebird
81
7 1 2 Hermit Thrush
10
2 1 2 2 American Robin
7
6 8 10 10 Northern Mockingbird
34
0 0 0 1 Brown Thrasher
1
25 122 572 150 European Starling
869
1 0 0 0 American Pipit
1
49 0 0 0 Cedar Waxwing
49
8 2 1 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler
21
0 2 5 7 Eastern Towhee
14
30 0 6 10 Field Sparrow
46
2 2 0 0 Fox Sparrow
4
27 33 35 44 Song Sparrow
139
4 22 1 Swamp Sparrow
27
45 12 0 26 White-throated Sparrow
83
6 17 White-crowned Sparrow
23
34 3 36 33 Dark-eyed Junco
106
18 21 13 17 Northern Cardinal
69
20 2 0 0 Red-winged Blackbird
22
0 21 0 0 Eastern Meadowlark
21
8 0 0 0 Rusty Blackbird
8
0 2 0 0 Purple Finch
2
1 3 10 House Finch
14
0 0 0 0 Red Crossbill
0
4 30 23 21 Pine Siskin
78
2 27 96 26 American Goldfinch
151
10 34 51 1 House Sparrow
96
40 50 44 48 Species Totals
64
651 677 1919 1288 Individual Totals
4535
Thank you to everyone who participated in the count. This count
continues to thrive with the help of everyone and sponsorship by the
Bristol Bird Club.
Rob Biller
Shady Valley / Mountain City CBC Compiler
Elizabethton, TN
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