That was an awesome run, and lots of great birds due to time spent in the
field! Thanks for the detailed breakdown, puts a nice perspective on it all.
Looking forward to seeing what Mark had in his four as well!
Good birding!
Michael ToddJackson, TN
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On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:11 AM, Ruben Stoll<birdchaserrws@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here are some of the totals I came up with for my time spent birding in my 4
favorite Tennessee River Counties in 2016. (Humphreys, Henry, Hardin, and
Perry).
Humphreys County
231 species, 14 of which I didn't see in any of the other 3 Counties;
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
Brown Booby
Cattle Egret
Glossy Ibis
Black-necked Stilt
Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Sanderling
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Perry County
220 species, 9 of which were seen in that County only;
Anhinga
Least Bittern
Swainson's Hawk
Black-billed Cuckoo
Alder Flycatcher
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Hardin County
209 species, 8 of which were seen in that County alone;
Eared Grebe
Virginia Rail
Great Black-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Western Meadowlark
Henry County
230 species, 7 of which were not seen in any of the other 3 Counties;
Mute Swan
Western Grebe
Sabine's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Thayer's Gull
Pomerine Jaeger
Henslow's Sparrow
24 other species of interest that were found in only 2 of the 4 Counties were;
Surf Scoter Henry/Humphreys
Black Scoter Henry/Hardin
Red-throated Loon Henry/Hardin
Pacific Loon Henry/Hardin
Common Merganser Henry/Perry
American Bittern Perry/Humphreys
Black-crowned Night-heron
Henry/Humphreys
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Perry/Humphreys
American Avocet Henry/Humphreys
Black-bellied Plover Perry/Humphreys
Baird's Sandpiper Henry/Humphreys
Western Sandpiper Henry/Humphreys
Laughing Gull Henry/Humphreys
Least Tern Henry/Humphreys
Common Tern Henry/Humphreys
Barn Owl Perry/Humphreys
Least Flycatcher Perry/Hardin
Red-breasted Nuthatch Perry/Hardin
Lapland Longspur Henry/Hardin
Canada Warbler Perry/Hardin
Lark Sparrow Henry/Hardin
Grasshopper Sparrow Henry/Hardin
Leconte's Sparrow Henry/Humphreys
Nelson's Sparrow Henry/Perry
Brewer's Blackbird Henry/Hardin
The following 14 species of interest were found in 3 of the 4 Counties, and
missed in 1 County, which is listed following the species name; (Hardin has
most of the misses because of poor coverage).
Greater Scaup Perry
Sandhill Crane Hardin
Dunlin Hardin
Long-billed Dowitcher Perry
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hardin
Fish Crow Perry
Sedge Wren Hardin
Marsh Wren Hardin
Blue-winged Warbler Humphreys
Golden-winged Warbler Humphreys
Nashville Warbler Hardin
Cape-may Warbler Hardin
Wilson's Warbler Hardin
Pine Siskin Humphreys
The following 26 species are generally not easily found, but were seen in
each of the 4 Tennessee River Counties in 2016;
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose
Redhead
Red-breasted Merganser
Golden Eagle
Mississippi Kite
Sora
American Golden Plover
Semipalmated Plover
White-rumped Sandpiper
American Woodcock
Willow Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Bank Swallow
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Bobolink
These numbers are all my personal observations only. Other species were also
seen in my four Counties by other people.
The following are 8 species that were reported but not seen by myself;
Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Humphrey's
White-winged Scoter Humphrey's/Henry
Red-necked Grebe Humphrey's
White Ibis Humphrey's
White-faced Ibis Humphrey's
Yellow Rail Humphrey's
Short-eared Owl Hardin
American Tree Sparrow Henry
My cumulative year total for all four
Counties was 272 species. (Without the last 8 species athat were seen by
others).
I would be interested in seeing how my 4-County year would compare with other
people's data for other parts of the State. I know Mark Greene has a pretty
impressive list for 2016 in his 4 Mississippi River Counties. I'm wondering
whether Rick Knight hasn't done a similar year in Northeast Tennessee?
Ruben Stoll, Centerville TN
