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1999 SPRING FIELD DAYS Gumom J.E. WELSH Spring cwtnts w m reported for 10 locations across the state with date ranging from 24 April to8 May. Birders idenaed 208 @es and a totd of 59,648 individuals on m t days, plus a Green-winged Teal found only during count week (Table 1). Thuty-two spedeswere h d on only one count, wh18 spedes w m found on only two c o u n ~S. i - e i g h t species were observed on all 10 counts. The Nashville count recorded the highest species total (158); Hamilton County was d o e behind with 157species.The Hamilton Co,Nashville, Knox Co., and Elizabethton counts had the most participants with 30,29,27, and 26. Level of effort varied considerably among counts with Clarksville accounting for the most party hours and party miles (Table 1). Species o k e d on only one count included Anhinga, Snow Goose, Greenwinged Teal, Northern Shoveler; Canvasbak Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Mississippi Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Common Moorhen, Black-nded St* Wdl& Whiterum@ Sandpipq Dunlin, Short-billed Davitcher, Caspian Tern, Forster's Term, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Blackbided Cuckoo, Northern Saw-whet Owl,Yellowbellied Sapsudcer, Willow Flycatchec Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Fish Crow, Bmwnheaded Nuthatch, Brown Cmeper, Bewick's WEQ American Pipit, American Tree Sparrow, ~ustylackb bird, Red Cbsbill, and Pine Siskin. Interntingly Black-billed Cuckoos were detected on only one count while Yellow-billed Cuckoas were detected on all 10counls. The five spring counts that were conducted in conjunctionwith the North American MigrationCount on 8 May anotd in Table 1 on page 125.M t s from these counts are reported here as well as in Hoff and Joslin(1999). CLARKSVILLE (MontgomeryCo.) 8 May 1999. Temp. 51-78°F;dear with afternoon breeze. Thirteen observers in 6 parties put in 9W party miles and 98 party hours in the field. Feederswere monitored for 13.5 hrs. 132 species; 6268 individuals. Highlights included Common Loon, Great Egret, Bald Eagle, Semipahated Sandpiper; Least Flycatcher,Homed Lark Goldenawned Kinglet Grayheked Thrush, Hermit Thrush. Loggerhead Shrike, Orangeaomed Warbler, Dickcbxl, American Tree Sparrow, and Fox Sparrow. Participants: JoeAllen; Danielle and Paul Evans; Kevin and Mare Lynn Fibch; Andrew, Joe,and Matthew Hall; Debbie and Stwen Hamilton; Annie Heilrnan; Ann Lowe; GIoria (compiler: 861 Vaughn Rd,Clarkville, TN 37043)and William Milliken; Sallie Noel; Barry Pdell; Joseph Schiller; and Stanley Yo& MAYFIELD-GRAY (formerly COLUMBtA). 7-8 M a y 1999. Temp: 55-WE Ten observers participated in the Columbia count, lorating 143 spedes and 4648 individuals. Unlike other Tennesseespring m t s , this is a t w d a y count. Hi@&&: Least Bittern, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret Canvasback Northern Harrier, Sora, Horned Lark Swainson's Warbler, and Purple Finch. Participants: Jan and Bob Brown, Tom Edwards, William Fuqua, William Jedgan, Allyn Lay Bedford Lochridge, Mary Lyle, Cleo and George R Mayfield (compiler:999 Sunnyside Dr., Columbia, TN 38401). 116

Table 1. Results of the 1999 TOS Spring Counts: number of individuaIs of each species observed plus effort for each count species

Shelby May-Gray Nashville Mutfwes Clanksmile Putwarn Hamilton Knox &me

Common boll

Pid-biUedGrebe Doubl~tedCormmant Anhinga American Bittern

k

t Biffem

Great Hue Heron Great Egret snowy Egret Lide Blue Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Ydowirowned Night-Heron Snow thee

Canada Gowre

W d Duck Green-winged Ted

Mallard Bluewinged Teal

-&trp

Bufflehead Ruddy Duck

2 2 205

EIiz

Totals

# Counts

1

4 5 9 1

2

2

I 48

3 21

species Black Vulture Turkey Vulture

osprey

M k k i p p i Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinnedHawk Cooper's Hawk Accipikr sp. Reddoddered Hawk k d - w i n g e d Hawk Red-taild Hawk Butco sp. American Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey N d m n Bobwhite Sora

AmericanCoot &mipalmated Ptwm

Killdeer &&-& Slilt Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Y&owIege

solitary Sandpip" Willet

my-Gray hTaahm'lle hpuqkss ChrksoiIle Pntnam Hamilton

53

117

69

72

1

14 15

51

12

83

59

161 120 1

Knox h e 27 17 89 91 6 1

Eliz 36 105

10

# Counts

9 9 5 1 4

Species Spotted -piper Semipdmat~Sandpiper LBaat~a~ldpi~ White-rumped Sandpip

Pectoral Sandpiper Dunlin S d p r p e r sp.

d

Clarksville Plrtnam Hamilton Knox GEM 4 3 4 9 3 3 31 3

# Counts

10 5 4 1

3 1

2

Shd-billed Dowitcher Common snipe American W

Shelby May-Gmy Nashville Mu+es 10 9 12 5 5 3

d

Ring-billedGull Caspian Tem Fmter 's Tern

Rock Dove Eurasian Collared-Dove Mourning Dove Black-billedCuckm Yellow-billed Cudroo Barn Owl

mtemswechowl Great Homed Owl Bmred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Cammon Nighthawk

Chuck-will'eWidow Whippoor-will Chimney Swift

1 4 4 4

1

1 10 1 10

1

10 2 4 8

8

1 9 7 7

9

s*

Shelby May-Gmy Nashville Ruby-throated Hummingbird 26 6 16 Belted Kingfisher 5 15 7 Red-headedWoodpecker 25 8 8 Red-Wed Woodpecker 71 52 47 YeIlau-Wed Sapuckei Downy W d p e d c e r Hairy Woodpedcer

20

43

Northern Flicker Pileatd Wdpedter O l i v e 4 d d Flyca*

9 7

9 5

21

24

17 3

Eastem W d - p e w e e Acadian flycather

89 83

24 20

32

7

33

24

Great Crested Flycatcher Sdssar-tailed Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird

39 1 39

30

20

29

113 3

63

Horned h k Purple Martin

8

65

114

Tree Swdow N. Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow

5 20

9 42

11 53

150

n g 67

Willow Flycatcher

Least Fly mtcher Eastem Phoebe

CiiffSwallow Barn Swallow Swallow sp. Blue Jay American Crow

50

67

52 53

114

90

17 5

7

7 1

120 141

species Fi& Crow Common Raven

Carolina Chickadee Tufted Tiholm? Red-brm~tedNuthatch Whi te-breasted Nuthatch

Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Wrm Bewick'e Wren House Wren Winter Wren

& C

Marsh Wren Goldencmwned -let hby-aowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastem Bluebird

v w

Gsay-cheekedThnrsh S w a i n m d s ~

Hermit Thrush WdThrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northem MockYtgbird BrownThrasher AmericanPipit

Shelby May-Gray Nashville MU*#

Clarksvilie Puham Hamilton Knox &me

Eliz

21 1

12

Totals 21 13

#Counts 1 2

SpgCicB Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead S)uike EmStarling White-eyed Y m Blueheaded Vireo Y&w-throated Vireo WarVireo

Philadelphia V i Red-eyed Vireo Bluewinged Warbler Golden-wingedWarbler TennWarbler O r q e a o w n e d Warbler N d v i l l e Warbler Northern Panda Yellow Warbler Cheahut-aided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Cape May Warbler

Shew May-Gray Nashuilic Mu+es 168 52 60 20 3 11 2 2 99 275 312 100 67

41

6

6 69

4 8 6

6

9

87 5

16

45

8

714 105

562 53

9

3 5

7

48

I?

1

34

453

1 175

18

3

18

10

3 34

4

1 175

Q8

2 2

2

39

4

13

3 16 13

18

17 16

13

5

1

54 13 2

7

7 4

14

44 11

16

39 2

47 16

27 20

1 7 3

4

7

8 3

2

17 5

29 38

8 2 35

22

26 30 I4

10 3

15 35 2

67

1 3 4

B l a c k - k t e d Blue Warbler

Warbler 14 Black-Wted Green Warbler 5 Blackbumim W d i e r 2 Yellow-kted Warbler 6 Pine Warbler 3 Ydow-run-+

Prairie Warbler

Palm Warbler hy-brrasted Warbler

3

4

580 25

3

1 14 2 1 76 1

54

ClarksDilk Putttam Hmiltnrr 58 72 131

1

22

4

1

15

29 8

12

16

10

14

13

4

2

12

7 6

81 27 3

Shelby May-Gray Nashville Mu+es

Specks

Blztckpoll Warbler Cerulean Warbler Black-and-whiteWarbler American Redstart Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eatmg Warbler Swadm's Warbler Ovenbird Northem Waterthrush W a n a Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat

H d e d Warbler Wilson's Warblm Canada Warbler Yellow-breaatedChat SummerTanager

-

Scarlet Tanager Tanagmsp. Northern Cardinal Rase-Weted G m W Blue Gmabeak

Indigo Bunhng Dickcid b t e m Towhee American Tree S p m w Chipping Sparrow

Chrksville P u h a m Hamiltou Knox Gmeus

Speck

Field S p m w savannahsparrow Crawhopper Sparrow Fox Spamow

Lincoln'sSparrow Swamp Sparrow Whibthroated Sparrow WhitecrownedSparrow Darkqed Jmm Boblink

Red-wingedBlackbird b t m Meadowlark ~ Rusty Blackbird Common Crackle

Browr-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole Mhme Oriole Purple Finch Howe Finch

Red Crwbill Pine siakin M c a n Goldfinch

nou~espamw

Shelby May-Gmy Nashville Murf..es CIarksville Pukram Hamilton k x Creme 3 51 108 30 70 86 9 67 35 13 3 26 8 1 10 35 2 2 1 5 2 3 9 10 1 4 9 7 1 1M 140 118 37

# Coasts

10 9 7 2 9

Sheby May-Gray NashwiIIe Mutfrees ClnnksviIb Putnam Hamilton

Totul epecles 1999 Total indiendunls Number of parbapanb

132 6268

128

157

5925

101 1649

8439

29

3

13

15

2

6

6

10

99

74.5 15 59.5

140

143

158

5214

4648

24

10

Number of parbes

n

P a j . l-w~m Hours onfoot Hours in car Hours in boat

47

30

511

320.5 39.5

Party miles

Miles onfoot Miles by car Miles by boat Hours owling

10 501

281

3 44

Milee o w h g

Know G w e

Totals 208

8729

121 5130

6162

59648

30

27

22

26

199

16 92.5 67.5 19.5

11 54 16.5

8 87

538

38

1665

847 38

429

3781.5 209.5

809

8 1

489 12 477

6.5

3.5 30.5

58

49 170.5

3572 13 745

5 4

5

Feeder participants Feeder pariiea Feeder hours

4 12

2

15.5

No Yes Yea Yes No CW = Count week. Indicates species was seen during cmnt week (3 d a p before or affer the cmnf but not on count dayl. NOTE: T h e m c r Columbia chptm has changed its name toMaJdield-Gray.

No

NAMBD

Eli* 143

134 7484

Yes

No

Yes

13.5

43

4 .

No

i

,

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ELIZABElMDN. 1 May 1999.Twenty-six birders in 8 parties from throughout Northeast Tennesseespent 87party h o w conducting the spring bird count in Carter County and the adjacent Unicoi, Johnson,and Washington counties. 143 species; 6162 inclwiduais. The total @es count of 143 was the highest in several years. Some of he better 6nds included Little Blue Hercin, YelIow-cmwned N i g h t - H e Bufflehead, Northern Harrier, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Bam Owl, Red-headed WmdRusty Blackbird, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, and 30 spec+- of warblers, including Nashville, Swainson's, and Cerulean.Participants:Fred ALsop, Rob BiUa JanetBrown, Joyand Mark Crass, Brian Cross, Tess Cumbie, Gilbert h e n , Hal and M a h a Dillenbeck, Glen E l l a Pat and Ralph Keffer, Rick Knight (cornpiler: 804 N. Hills Dr., Johnson City TN 37604), Howard Langridge, Jennifer Laughlib Larry McDaniel, Perry and Stephanie McDoman, Charles Moom, Jason & h e , Kevin Pierce, Hazel Rice, Bryan Stevens, Alien Trently, Gary Wailace, and Frank Ward. GREENEVILLE. 24April1999.Temp.5572°F;cloudy morning with partly sunny afternoon, no precipitation; wind NW with gusts up to 10 mpk Twenty-two observers in 11 parties put in Srl party hours (16.5 on foot 375 by car)and mered 489 party miles (12 on foot, 477 by car). In addition, feeders were monitored for 15.5 hours. 121 species; 5129 individuals, plus 4 additional s p i e s seen during count week. Highhghts induded (hen-winged Teal, Ring-billed Gull, Barn Owl, and Fox Sparrow. Partidpants: Orland, Ben, and Phine Britton; Bill and Pat Foland; King and Margaret Gaut; Juanita and Lenard H w Don Holt; JimHolt (compiler: 311 Colonial Circle, Gfpenevllle, TN 37745), Don Miller; Velda Moore; Richard and Willie Ruth Nevius; Linda and Roy N o h p ; Helen Reed; JoAnne and Larry Routledge; and Bob and Karen Zimmerman. HAMILToN CO. 8 May 1999.0350-2200.Temp. 60-75°F; light wind. Thrty o b servers covered 809 miles by car and 38 d e s by foot Owling effort included 6.5 hrs. 157 s p c i e g 8729 individuals. Highlights included American and Least Bitterns, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret, Lesser Scaup, Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Sara, Common Moorhen,Semipalmated Mover,Semipalmated and Pectoral Sandpipers, Forster's Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black-MIed C u b , Olive-sided Nycatche~Brown-headed Nuthatch (12), G o l d e n - m m d Kinglet, American Pipit Philadelpha Vireo, Golden-winged Warbler, and Swainson's and Canada Warblers. Participants: Nelson Bennett, Alice Benton, Mary Lynn Buttram, Kevin Calhoon (compiler:1185 Mountain Creek Rd, Apt. 715,Chattanooga, TN 37405), Carl and Janice Chadwell, Tom Chittenden, Anita and Danny Gaddy, Bill Halep John Henderson, Daniel Jacobwn,Bonnie and Dawn Johnson,Tanya Jordan, JonnieSue Lyons, Barbara and M i h McMahan, Matt Morris, JohnrueParks, Tom Patton, Roi and Debbie Shannon,David Vogt, Jimmy and Cynthia Wlkerson, Chris Williams, Hayden WiIson, and Libby and Ron Wolfe. KNOX CO.25 April 1999.Temp. 50-75°F;variable clouds, dear to mostly cloudy; wind light to mderate. Twenty-seven observers in 16 parties logged 429 party miles (373by car, 58 on foot) plus 35 hours and 3U5 miles owling and 2 hours watching feeden. 134 species (plus 2 count week); 7484 individuals. Count week birds included Veery and Northern Waterthrush. Highlights included

1999 SPRING FIELD DAYS Yellow-crowned Night-Hemn, Northern Harrier, W h i p p ~ w i l lHermit , Thrush, and Bobolink. Cardinals were second only to starlings in number of individuals m t e d . Partidpants:JeanAlexander;JaneBeintema; Jimand Betty Reid Campbell; Howard Chitwood; Marcia Davis; Dean Edwards (compiler: 521 E Qd AJ.Hwy, JeffersonCity TN 37760);Amos Fields; Barbara Finney; Gary Hartman; Audrey Ho& Ron Hoff; Susan Hoyle; David J o h ; Joel Keebler; Ben, Dan,and Laurie Mooney; Dollyann Myers;Charles Nicholson Holly Overton; Truett Patterson; Martha Rudolph; Boyd Sharp; Liz Singley; David Tmtly; and Chris Weish. MURFREESBORO. 1-2 May 1999.Temp.70°F; sunny and windy. Eight members of the MurMbom Chapterof TOSparticipated in the spring count locating 1649 individuals of 101 species. Species number was down considerably from the 124 found in 1998, but partidpation and effortwere a h down considerably. Highlights included Northern Harrier, Northern Bobwhite,Solitary and Spotted Sandp i p s , Yellow-billed CuckooIBewick's Wren, G r a y d e e m Thrush, and Ddcdssel. Participnts: Bertha Chrietzhg. Wllrna Hunter (compder: 3699 Wdson Overall M, Mudmeshm, TN 37127) and Richard Hunter, David McCarroll, George Neal, Robert and Pat Sanders,and Terry WitL NASHVILLE. 8 May 1999. 0500-2100. Temp. !%-WOE Twenty-nine observers b i e d 320 miles and 77 hours. 1% speaes: 5925 individuals. Count area includes Davidson and Cheatham C o , Old Hickory Lake and the Gallah Steam Plant in Sumner Co., Percy Priest Lake in Rutherford Co, and Owl's Hill Nature Center in Williamson Co. M g h l ~ g hincluded ~ Great, Snowy, and Cattle Egcets; Litde Blue Hemn; Bald Eagle; Sora; Semipalmated Plover;Semiplmated, m t e - m p e d and Pedoral Sandpipers; Dunlin; Short-billed Dowitcher; Caspian Tern;Willow Fly&; Marsh Wren; G r a y d k e d PhiladelphiaV m ;Bladrdumted Blue, Cerulean, Wilson's, and Canada Warblers (among 32 warbler species);Dickcissel; and Lincoln's Sparrow. Participants: JanAlexandm Hazel Cassel, Phillip Casteel, Richard Connm, Marty Dehart, Jay DesGmIlim Carrie Dorbd4 JaryDrewry, JmFrancis, Bill Franks, Mark Hackney Barbara Hanis, Cass Kennedy Kathy Lee, Heather Leverett, Sue Marden, Dick Newton, Gwen Quillen, George Rentschler, Jan Shaw (compiler: 5019 limberhill Dr,Nashville, TN 37211),Chris Sloan, Barbara Stokes, Sabin Thompson, R I Venable, ~ and Zimmerman. PUTNAM C0.8 May 1W. Temp. 51-75OF;wind variable 0-20 mph; mostly sunny skies. Fifteen Omservers in 6 parties spent 745 party hours (59.5 by car, 15on foot) covering 511 miles (501by car, 10on fmt)tal1ymg PuCo. birds. In addition. 3 hours and 44 miles were devoted to owling. 128 species; 8439 individuals. Highlights: D o u b l d Cormman&Snow Goose, and Ruddy Duck w m for the PUM count, hinging the all-time speaes count for the Putrram Co. Spring Count to 188. Wild Turkey,Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo, House Wren, Yellow-throatedWarbler, and Chipping Sparrow were found in all-time high numbersforthe m t y . Partidpants:Terry Campbell, Laurie Qeary, Daniel Combs, Mike Edwards, Ginger Ensor;Graham Kash, Kenneth Morgan, JanNorth, Tom Say& Joanne Schaefer, Jeanne Richard Simmers Jr, Stephen Stedman (compiler: 2675 Lakeland Dr,Cookeville, TN W)and Barbara Stedrnan, and Winston Wdden.

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SHELBY CO,8 May 1999.0700-1730.Temp. 5672OF;partly cloudy with moderate wind. Twenty-fourobserversbirded 25 hours and 18miles by foot and 20 hwrs

and 82 miles by car. 140 species: 5214 individuals. Highbghts induded Anhinga; American Bittern; Northern Shoveler; Lesser Scaup; Mississippi Kite; Bald Eagle; Sora; Black-necked Stilt Willet; Sdssor-tailed Flycatch; Fish Crow;Winter and Marsh Wrens; Rubyawned Kinglet; Graydweked Thrush Philadelpha Vrreo; Swainson's, Wilson's, and Canada Warblers; and Lincoln's Sparrow. PParticipntx Charles Askew, Betty and Dana Blayloclc Chad and Bob Brown,Carolyn Bullock, Karen Forbes, Martfia Heinemam Margaret Jef€ersunKathy and Prudence Katze, JoPascual, George and JeannePayne, Wfiam PeepIes, Dick Preston,Barbara and Forrest Priddy, Vu-ginia Reynolds, Ed Thomas, Martha Waldron (compiler: 1626 Ymkshire Dr., Memphis, TN 381291, Barbara Wilson, Johnand Linda ampel.