[TN-Bird] Tennessee eBird for April 2011

From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 09:35:09 -0500
A few reports still trickle in, but it looks like most of the eBird  
contributions for April 2011 have come in.  Tennessee eBirders  
submitted a total of 905 checklists for the month, encompassing 245  
species and 91,153 individual birds.  Some of the more notable  
reports include Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, White-faced Ibis, Rough- 
legged Hawk, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, White-winged Dove, Short-eared  
Owl, Bewick's Wren, 36 species of wood warblers, and Bachman's  
Sparrow.  Most of these sightings have also been posted here on TN- 
Birds.  For comparison, April 2010 is represented by 813 checklists  
covering 207 species, and April 2009 by 555 checklists with 220  
species.  The bouncing around of that species total has a lot to do  
with how much coverage comes in from west Tennessee in any given month.

The most numerous species was Red-winged Blackbird at 4,546  
individuals; the most ubiquitous species was Northern Cardinal,  
reported on 509 checklists (56% of all checklists submitted).

It is also interesting to note the species that were reported on TN- 
Birds but are not represented in the eBird data. For April 2011 this  
list (in order of appearance) is Sandhill Crane, Red-necked Grebe,  
Ross's Goose, Sanderling, Baird's Sandpiper, Hudsonian Gowit, King  
Rail, Ruff, Connecticut Warbler, and Purple Gallinule.  The majority  
of these species were reported from the Mississippi River border  
counties, an area that is always rich in birds but not so rich in  
eBird contributors.

http://ebird.org/

Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
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