Shady Valley / Mountain City CBC

The 11th consecutive Shady Valley_Mountain City Christmas Bird Count was held January 5, 2008.  It was rescheduled from the original Jan 1 date because of an inclement weather forecast.

This year many species broke many high record numbers and in some cases shattered their high record numbers.  A Loggerhead Shrike was seen on Orchard Road (in the Valley) which hasn't been previously seen on this count.   

ve completed the first count that starts the second decade of Shady Valley_Mountain City Counts, I thought appropriate to look back at the Shady Valley Count of 1962 (courtesy of the TOS archive of The Migrant).  In this one person Count (Fred W. Behrend) only 25 species and 217 individuals were seen.  It looks like the count was conducted mainly around the crossroads section of Shady Valley.  Here is the description:

"SHADY VALLEY - Area center at crossings of US 421 and State Highway 91.  Woodland 40% and field and pastures 60%.  Dec 19; 7:00am to 4:30pm.  Partly cloudy to cloudy, light SW wind.  Sprinkles at noon. Temp 28F to 42F.  Patches of old snow, particularly in woods.  Total hrs 9 1/2 (8 on foot, 1 1/2 by car); total miles 17 (5 on foot, 12 by car).  Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 1; Pileated Woodpecker, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Horned Lark , 2; Blue Jay, 4; Common Crow, 32; Carolina Chickadee, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; Carolina Wren, 1; Mockingbird, 1; Robin, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Starling, 12; House Sparrow, 59; Meadowlark, 8; American Goldfinch, 13; Cardinal, 6; Red-winged Blackbird, 12; Rusty Blackbird, 3; Brown-headed Cowbird, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 8.  Twenty-five Species, 217 individuals."

The numbers for Count Year 108 still mirror a lot of the birds seen in Shady Valley proper.  Most all individuals of the count in 1962 are still represented, save Horned Lark (which I tried for unsuccessfully but still could be there) and Brown-headed Cowbird.  If you look at only the numbers for Coffey and Carrico's party, they aren't all that different than above, except the area is covered more extensively. 

This years numbers total to 65 species (average species count for the past 10 years is 60.4) and the individual total is 4,470 (3,264.1 average).  The numbers are well above average which can be attributed to the record number of participants this year and to the improved weather conditions.  The winds were light (5-10mph) out of the north/ north west. 

The Allen's Hummingbird that was banded last fall had been found dead in the snow on January 3.  Apparently the massive cold front that moved through the area over the New Year Holiday was too much for the bird.  The little guy will go on the Count Week (we don't get too many count weeks for Shady Valley_Mountain City) and our sympathies go out to the family who gave the western visitor such great care.  Thank You!

The participants were Wallace Coffey, Roy Knispel, John Moyle, Chris O'Bryan, Charlie Parker, Rick Knight, Michele Sparks, Tom McNeil, Don Holt, Joe McGuinness, Kim Stroud, Ron Carrico, Richard Lewis, and Rob Biller.

The complete list follows (with footnotes) --

Referenced Audubon Count Years and their corresponding dates:

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

 

HC = High Count

LC  = Low Count

TIE HC = tie High Count

AVE = Average

1.Canada Goose - 675 HC (AVE - 121.3 - old HC of 179 in count year 101)

 2.Wood Duck - 2 TIE HC(AVE 0.6 - 4th time on count)

 3.American Black Duck - 5 (AVE 3.2 - 7th time on count)

 4.Mallard - 59 (AVE 47.9)

 5.Hooded Merganser - 3 HC (AVE .3 - Third time on Count in count years 98, 100 and 107)

 6.Wild Turkey - 85 HC (AVE 18 - old HC of 51 in count year 106)

 7.Great Blue Heron - 4 (AVE 4.4 - no GBH in the Valley)

 8.Black Vulture 8 - (AVE 8.7 - Black Vultures only reported from Tom McNeil's Party)

 9.Turkey Vulture 2 - (AVE 14 - Turkey vultures only reported from Tom McNeil's Party)

10.Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 (AVE .8)

11.Cooper's Hawk - 2 (AVE 3.2)

12.Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 (AVE 1.7)

13.Red-tailed Hawk - 17 HC(AVE 7.7 - old HC of 14 in count year 106)

14.American Kestrel - 13 (AVE 8.4 - HC of 16 in count year 103)

15.Killdeer - 7 (AVE 9.3)

16.Wilson's Snipe - 5 HC (AVE 1.6 - old HC of 4 in count year 105)

17.Rock Pigeon - 16 (AVE 12.1)

18 Mourning Dove - 147 (AVE 183.6 - 4th lowest count year)

19.Eastern Screech Owl - 7 (AVE 5)

20 Great Horned Owl -1 (AVE .3 - 7th time on count)

21.Belted Kingfisher - 9 (AVE 7.8)

22.Red-bellied Woodpecker - 9 (AVE 6)

23.Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 8 HC (AVE 2.1 - old HC of 5 in count year 104)

24.Downy Woodpecker - 30 HC (AVE 13.3 - old HC of 24 in count year 100)

25.Hairy Woodpecker - 6 (AVE 4)

26.Northern Flicker - 7 (AVE 4.1)

27.Pileated Woodpecker - 16 (AVE 7.1 - HC 18 on count year 104)

28.Eastern Phoebe - 4 (AVE 6)

29.Loggerhead Shrike - 1 (1st time recorded on Count)

30.Blue Jay - 91 (AVE 40.9 - HC 94 on count year 105)

31.American Crow - 1003 (AVE 1010.5, HC 1672 count year 98)

32.Common Raven - 6 (AVE 5.1, HC 6 count year 104)

33.Carolina Chickadee - 91 (AVE 79.7)

34.Tufted Titmouse - 77 HC (AVE 41.5 - old HC of 75 on count year 105)

35.Red-breasted Nuthatch - 49 HC (AVE 6 - old HC of 37 on count year 105)

36.White-breasted Nuthatch - 33 (AVE 17.4)

37.Brown Creeper - 4 (AVE 1.9)

38.Carolina Wren - 50 (AVE 43.3)

39.Winter Wren - 4 (AVE 3.1 - HC 6 on count 106)

40.Golden-crowned Kinglet - 27 (AVE 26.6)

41.Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 2 TIE HC (AVE .9 - 2 Ruby-crowns on count years 98 and 104)

42.Eastern Bluebird - 82 (AVE 65.5, HC 178 count year 105)

43.Hermit Thrush - 2 (AVE 3.5, ties LC on count years 98, 102, and 103 )

44.American Robin - 28 (AVE 31.9)

45.Northern Mockingbird - 36 HC (AVE 15.5 - old HC of 25 on count year 105)

46.European Starling - 643 (AVE 365.5, HC of 1026 on count year 98)

47.Cedar Waxwing - 2 (AVE 39, not present on count years 99 and 103)

48.Yellow-rumped Warbler - 19 HC (AVE 3.6 - old HC of13 on count year 104)

49.Eastern Towhee - 12 (AVE 9.4)

50.Chipping Sparrow - 1 (AVE 1.4 - Third time on count, previous count years 105 and 106)

51.Field Sparrow - 57 HC (AVE 15.6 - old HC of 45 on count year 107)

52.Savannah Sparrow - 1 (AVE 3.1, seventh year on count)

53.Fox Sparrow - 9 HC (AVE .3 - old HC of 1 on count  years 99, 100, 104; 4th time on count)

54.Song Sparrow - 266 HC (AVE 156.1 - old HC of 231 on count year 107)

55.Swamp Sparrow - 56 HC (AVE 14.4 - old HC of 36 on count year 101)

56.White-throated Sparrow - 55 (AVE 71 - second lowest on count, LC of 43 on count year 103)

57.White-crowned Sparrow - 75 (AVE- 33.7 - second highest on count, HC of 98 on count year 105)

58.Dark-eyed Junco - 178 (AVE 154.2)

59.Northern Cardinal - 112 HC (AVE 70.8 - old HC of 111 on count year 99)

60.Red-winged Blackbird - 5 (AVE 53.9, 9th year on count)

61.Eastern Meadowlark - 5 (AVE 14.3)

62.House Finch - 15 (AVE 33.2)

63. Pine Siskin - 15 (AVE 7.4. 4th year on count)

64.American Goldfinch - 93 (AVE 142.6, 4th lowest on count)

65.House Sparrow - 116 HC (AVE 39.9 - old HC of 68 on count year 106)

 
(note: the average number reflects the first 10 years of the count and may be multiplied by 10 to see the actual total for that species in the first 10 years.)

Seventeen species either broke or demolished their previous High Count and two species tied their high count.  The Allen's Hummingbird will be a count week bird.

COUNT SUMMARY

Count Name: Shady Valley-Mountain City (Johnson County)
Count Date: Jan 1, 2007
Compiler: Robert Biller
Date of Printout: January 16, 2007
Organizations and Sponsors: Bristol Bird Club

Count Code: TNSV
Number of Party Hours: 29.5
Species reported on count date: 54

Start and End Times
0906:00 AM to 0904:30 PM (min and max for 4 parties)

Effort
Observers 20
In Field:
Total Number: 12
Minimum Number of Parties (daylight): 4
Maximum Number of Parties (daylight): 4
At Feeders:
Total Number: 0
Party Hours and Distance
(excludes viewing at feeders and nocturnal birding)
All distances are in miles.
By Foot :
Hours: 12.0 =09Distance: 6.00 mi
By Car :
Hours: 17.5 =09Distance: 225.50 mi
By Other Transportation:
(optional)

Nocturnal Birding:
Hours:1.0 =09Distance: .00 mi

Totals
Total Party :
Hours: 29.5 Distance: 231.50 mi

Weather
Temperature Minimum: 40F Maximum: 55F
Wind Direction North East 20mph
Wind Velocity Minimum: 10.0 Maximum: 35.0
Snow Depth Minimum: 0.0 Maximum: 0.0
Still Water Open
Moving Water Open
AM and PM Conditions
Cloud Cover AM: Partly Cloudy PM: Cloudy
AM Rain Light
AM Snow None
PM Rain None
PM Snow None

Special Aspects for Count Circle

Weather in East Tennessee have been unseasonable warm over the past couple of weeks before and including the count date. The day before the count, there was rain which I thought it would help this count, but I fear the high gusts of winds helped to keep this year's count down with the lowest numbers in the count history. No unusual birds (we usually get at least a couple unusual birds) and lower numbers (except for Song Sparrow which broke the high count for the species) make the count itself unusual this year.

Number of counts:

* in parenthesis is the high count for the species and in what audubon count year.

Canada Goose 140(179 in 101)
Mallard 50 (59 in 99)
Ruffed Grouse 2(2 in 100)
Wild Turkey 6(38 in 103)
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)5(7 in 103)
Black Vulture 5(15 in 102)
Turkey Vulture 7(33 in 104)
Cooper's Hawk 3(6 in 103)
Red-tailed Hawk 4(11 in 101)
American Kestrel 9(16 in 103)
Killdeer 25(28 in 103)
Wilson's Snipe 2 (3 in 103)
Rock Pigeon 6
Mourning Dove 136 (367 in 102)
Eastern Screech-Owl1(17 in 100)
Barred Owl 1(4 in 104)
Belted Kingfisher 12(9 in 98)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4(10 in 104)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2(5 in 104)
Downy Woodpecker =12(24 in 100)
Hairy Woodpecker 4 (10 in 104)
Northern (Yellow-shafted)Flicker 4(10 in 104)
Pileated Woodpecker 4(18 in 104)
Eastern Phoebe 10(11 in 99)
Blue Jay 18(45 in 100)
American Crow 689(1672 in 98)
Common Raven 3(9 in 104)
Carolina Chickadee 73(115 in 104)
Tufted Titmouse 13(59 in 104)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 (8 in 98)
White-breasted Nuthatch 11(29 in 100)
Brown Creeper 1(2 in 104)
Carolina Wren 49 (87 in 100)
Winter Wren 4 (4 in 99)
Golden-crowned Kinglet 22(51 in 103)
Eastern Bluebird 7(103 in 100)
Hermit Thrush 6(6 in 104)
American Robin 6(86 in 102)
Northern Mockingbird 21 HC(20 in 100)
European Starling 393(1026 in 98)
Cedar Waxwing 65(185 in 102)
Eastern Towhee 1 (16 in 101)
Field Sparrow 45 HC(31 in 100)
Song Sparrow 231 HC, (199 in 100)
Swamp Sparrow 17(36 in 101)
White-throated Sparrow 76(101 in 104)
White-crowned Sparrow 6(68 in 101)
Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco 198(388 in 99)
Northern Cardinal 59(111 in 99)
Eastern Meadowlark 1(48 in 101)
House Finch 7(99 in 100)
American Goldfinch 120(294 in 100) =09 =20
House Sparrow 51(61 in 99)

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
COUNTED 2655
TOTAL SPECIES REPORTED 54

cw =3D Reported count week;
US =3D Flagged as an unusual species;
HC =3D Flagged as an unusually high count.
LC =3D Flagged as an unusually low count.

2005/2006 Shady Valley CBC Report
Compiler: Rob Biller

Count Year 106

The Shady Valley/Mountain City Christmas Bird Count was conducted on December 31, 2005. Four parties birded the count area from Shady Valley to Mountain City and from Backbone Rock Recreational Area to over Cross Mountain.

The participants were: Ron Carrico/Rob Biller , Wallace Coffey/Andy Jones/John Moyle, Rick Knight/Bill Grigsby/Dianne Draper , Tom McNeil/Don Holt.

Notes: High winds kept the birds tight in the underbrush most of the day. Afternoon sun and slight relief of wind helped to bring out birds a little bit. The average for all the parties was 40.25, but there was enough variety to bump the count species total to 61. Tough birding!

My personal thanks go out to all the birders and area leaders. It was a brutal day to bird and we still came out with a descent count.

Count Totals:

Total Species : 61
Total Car Hours : 18.25
Total Foot Hours : 16
Total Car Hours : 204.8
Total Foot Miles : 7
Total Owling Miles : 13
Total Owling Hours : 3

Weather:
High 41
Low 29
Wind - High and steady from SW, Gust to 30.5 mph
Ponds - partly frozen
Rain/Snow - none

Total Bird Species

Legend:
C -Ron Carrico's party
Co - Wallace Coffey's Party
K - Rick Knight's Party
M - Tom McNeil's Party

HC - High Count
LC - Low Count
US - Unusual Species

Count 106 2005/2006
Count 105 2004/2005
Count 104 2003/2004
Count 103 2002/2003
Count 102 2001/2002
Count 101 2000/2001
Count 100 1999/2000
Count 99 1998/1999
Count 98 1997/1998
Count 97 1996/1997

Bird Species:

Canada Goose 178, C 0, Co 40, K 0, M 138
Wood Duck 1, C 1
Mallard 53, C 16, Co 22, K 13, M 2
Wild Turkey 51, C 0, Co 20, K 24, M 7 (HC - previous HC 38 in Count 103)
Great Blue Heron 4, C 0, Co 1, K 2, M 1
Black Vulture 51, C 2, Co 2, K 32, M 15 (HC - previous HC 15 in Count 102)
Turkey Vulture 52 C 4, Co 3, K 5, M 40 (HC - previous HC 33 in Count 104)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, M 1
Cooper's Hawk 2, C 0, Co 1, K 1, M 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1, C 1
Red-tailed Hawk 11, C 1, Co 0, K 5, M 5 (Ties HC of 11 in Count 101)
American Kestrel 14, C 1, Co 2, K 8, M 3
Merlin 1, M 1 (US - paperwork will be submitted)
Wilson's Snipe 1, C 1
Rock Pigeon 42, C 0, Co 0, K 30, M 12
Mourning Dove 149, C 25, Co 55, K 10, M 59
Eastern Screech Owl 5, C 3, Co 1, K 1, M 0
Great Horned Owl 1, Co 1
Belted Kingfisher 10, C 0, Co 0, K 4, M 6 (HC - previous HC 9 in Count 98)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5, C 0, Co 3, K 2, M 0
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2, M 2
Downy Woodpecker 10, C 0, Co 3, K 4, M 3
Hairy Woodpecker 5, C 2, Co 0, K 2, M 1
Northern Flicker 7, C 2, Co 1, K 2. 2
Pileated Woodpecker 6, C 2, Co 1, K 3, M 0
Eastern Phoebe 7, C 1, Co 2, K 2, M 2
Blue Jay 77, C 13, Co 13, K 24, M 27
American Crow 1092, C 277, Co 521, K 165, M 129
Common Raven 4, C 0, Co 0, K 3, M 1
Carolina Chickadee 85, C 20, Co 22, K 21, M 22
Tufted Titmouse 44, C 8, Co 13, K 4, M 19
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, C 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 20, C 2, Co 8, K 3, M 7
Brown Creeper 1, Co 1
Carolina Wren 58, C 7, Co 10, K 33, M 8
Winter Wren 6, C 2, Co 0, 4, M 0 (HC - previous HC 4 in Count 99)
Golden-crowned Kinglet 41, C 22, Co 6, K 6, M 7
Eastern Bluebird 62, C 15, Co 14, K 9, M 24
Hermit Thrush 3, C 0, Co 1, K 1, M 1
American Robin 4, C 0, Co 0, K 2, M 2
Northern Mockingbird 19, C 5, Co 1, K 6, M 7 (near HC - HC of 20 in Count 100)
European Starling 437, C 82, Co 177, K 85, M 93
American Pipit 25, C 25
Cedar Waxwing 24, C 24
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10, C 0, Co 1, K 5, M 4
Eastern Towhee 13, C 3, Co 0, K 10, M 0
Chipping Sparrow 8, M 8 (HC - previous HC 6 in Count 105)
Field Sparrow 5, C 0, Co 2, K 0, M 3
Savannah Sparrow 1, C 1
Song Sparrow 188, C 36, Co 52, K 32, M 68
Swamp Sparrow 9, C 0, Co 3, K 0, M 6
White-throated Sparrow 78, C 3, Co 24, K 27, M 24
White-crowned Sparrow 41 C 2, Co 0, K 19, M 20
Dark-eyed Junco 80, C 16, Co 7, K 6, M 51
Northern Cardinal 86, C 14, Co 24, K 16, M 42
Red-winged Blacbird 150, C 150 (HC - previous HC 77 in Count 100)
Eastern Meadowlark 3, C 2, Co 1 (LC)
Rusty Blackbird 25, Co 25
House Finch 19, C 0, Co 10, K 0, M 9
American Goldfinch 69 C 26, Co 10, K 12, M 21
House Sparrow 68, C 0, Co 42, K 15, M 11

Total species: 61
Total Birds Counted: 3526

Group Totals: C 37, Co 40, K 41, M 4

2004 Audubon Count - Count Year 105
Date 1/1/2005

2004 Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count
Shady Valley/Mtn City Report prepared by Robert Biller (compiler)

The Shady Valley / Mtn City CBC is sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club

Count Year 105
Count Name: Shady valley-mountain city (TNSV)
Count Date: 2005-01-01
Compiler: Robert Biller
Number of Party Hours: 46.0
Species reported on count date: 62
Date of Printout: January 4, 2005
Observers In Field:Total Number: 12
Minimum Number of Parties (daylight): 4
Maximum Number of Parties (daylight): 4
At Feeders: 0
Start Time 6:00am
End Time 5:30
Party Hours and Distance (excludes viewing at feeders and nocturnal birding)
(All distances are in miles.)
By Foot: Hours - 16 , Distance - 5.5 mi
By Car: Hours - 30 , Distance - 198.0 mi
Nocturnal Birding: Hours: 3 , Distance: 10.5 mi
Totals Total Party: Hours: 46.0 , Distance: 203.5 mi

Temperature - Minimum: 35, Maximum: 60
Wind Direction: None
AM - Clear, PM Partly Cloudy

Special Aspects for Count Circle

Abnormally warm temperatures attributed to many common species having a high number for this CBC circle. Also this count is still relatively young.

This year's count is dedicated to Howard Langridge who passed away in November of 2004. He was a tremendous birder, known from Florida to Tennessee, and was our bird dog for Quarry bog in Shady Valley. He produced the LeConte's Sparrow and provided hours of humerous conversation on the really cold counts. This count missed Howard deeply.

Organizations and Sponsors: Bristol Bird Club

Participants:

Robert Biller (Compiler)
Moyle, John
Draper, Diane
McNeil, Thomas
Hay, John
Knight, Rick
Carrico, Ron
Coffey, Wallace
Cross, Rack
O'Bryan, Chris
Holt, Don
Jones, Andy

Total Species:

Currrent Count Year 105 (2004) - 62

Past Count Years
Count Year 104 (2003) - 62
Count Year 103 (2002) - 58
Count Year 102 (2001) - 61
Count Year 101 (2000) - 65
Count Year 100 (1999) - 66
Count Year 99 (1998) - 61
Count Year 98 (1997) - 53

Species Checklist for Count 105 (2004)- 62

Janruary 1, 2005

Area Leaders: Thomas McNeil (T), Rick Knight (R), Wallace Coffey (W), Ron Carrico (C)

HC - High Count

Species List

Canada Goose - T- 89,R-39,W-23,C-0, Total=151

American Black Duck - T-0,R-1,W-10,C-0, Total=11
(This is a HC for Black Ducks, previous HC in Count 101 with 10 Black Ducks)

Mallard - T-1,R-2,W-83,C-38 Total=124
(This is a HC for Mallards, previous HC in Count 99 with 59 Mallards)

Great Blue Heron (Blue Form) - T-1,R-3,W-1,C-1, Total=6

Wild Turkey T-0, R-44, W-1, C-0, Total=44
(This is a HC count for Wild Turkeys, previous HC on Count 103 was 38)

Black Vulture - T-2,R-2,W-0,C-1, Total=5

Turkey Vulture - T-1,R-1,W-1,C-11, Total=14

Cooper's Hawk - T-1,R-2,W-0,C-1, Total=4

Red-shouldered Hawk - T-1,R-0,W-1,C-1, Total=3

Red-tailed Hawk - T-4,R-7,W-1,C-2, Total=14
(This is a HC for Red-tailed Hawk, previous HC in Count 101 with 11 Red-tails)

American Kestrel - T-2,R-3,W-1,C-0, Total=6

Killdeer T-1,R-1,W-1,C-0, Total=3

Wilson's Snipe - T-0,R-0,W-0,C-4, Total=4
(This is a HC for Wilson's Snipe, previous HC in Count 103 with 3 W.Snipes)

Rock Pigeon - T-0,R-6,W-0,C-0, Total=6
(This is the first time Rock Pigeon has been recorded on this count)

Mourning Dove - T-39,R-127,W-12,C-50, Total=228

Eastern Screech Owl - T-0,R-6,W-(NA),C-3, Total=9

Great Horned Owl - T-1,R-0,W-(NA),C-0, Total=1

Belted Kingfisher - T-2,R-4,W-0,C-3, Total=9
(This ties the HC for B.Kingfishers in Count 98)

Red-bellied Woodpecker - T-4,R-5,W-2,C-3, Total=14
(This is the HC for RB Woodpecker, previous HC in Count 104 with 10)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - T-1,R-0,W-2,C-0, Total=3

Downy Woodpecker - T-3,R-6,W-5,C-4, Total=18

Hairy Woodpecker T-2, R-0, W-2, C-4, Total=8

Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker - T-1,R-3,W-0,C-1, Total=5

Pileated Woodpecker - T-4,R-4,W-1,C-2, Total=11

Eastern Phoebe - T-4,R-2,W-2,C-4, Total=12
(This is a HC for Eastern Phoebe, previous HC in Count 104 with 11)

Blue Jay - T-14,R-54,W-16,C-10, Total=94
(This is a HC for Blue Jay, previous HC in Count 100 with 45)

American Crow - T-43,R-450,W-320,C-284, Total=1097

Common Raven - T-1,R-0,W-0,C-0, Total=1

Carolina Chickadee - T-32,R-21,W-55,C-23, Total=131
(This is a HC for Carolina Chickadee, previous HC in Count 104 with 115)

Tufted Titmouse - T-19,R-18,W-29,C-9, Total=75
(This is a HC for Tufted Titmouse, previous HC in Count 104 with 59)

Red-breasted Nuthatch - T-4,R-10,W-22,C-1, Total=37
(This is a HC for Red-breasted Nuthatch, previous HC in Count 98 with 8)

White-breasted Nuthatch - T-13,R-7,W-19,C-10, Total=49
(This is a HC for White-breasted Nuthatch, previous HC in Count 100 with 29)

Brown Creeper - T-3,R-2,W-1,C-0, Total=6
(This is a HC for Brown Creeper, previous HC in Count 104 with 2)

Carolina Wren - T-10,R-23,W-34,C-22, Total=89
(This is a HC for Carolina Wren, previous HC in Count 100 with 87)

Winter Wren - T-0,R-2,W-1,C-0, Total=3

Golden-crowned Kinglet - T-4,R-2,W-19,C-7, Total=32

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - T-0,R-0,W-0,C-1, Total=1

Eastern Bluebird - T-36,R-62,W-36,C-44, Total=178
(This is a HC for Eastern Bluebird, previous HC in Count 100 with 103)

Hermit Thrush - T-0,R-4,W-1,C-0, Total=5

American Robin - T-47,R-1,W-0,C-19, Total=67

Northern Mockingbird - T-8,R-10,W-2,C-5, Total=25
(This is a HC for Northern Mockingbird, previous HC in Count 100 with 20)

European Starling - T-91,R-80,W-81,C-86, Total=338

Cedar Waxwing - T-0,R-0,W-6,C-0, Total=6

Yellow-rumped(Myrtle) Warbler - T-2,R-0,W-0,C-2, Total=4

Eastern Towhee - T-6,R-8,W-0,C-0, Total=14

Chipping Sparrow T-0, R-6, W-0, C-0, Total=6
(This is the first appearance of Chipping Sparrows in this Count. Rick had good looks through his spotting scope. It is listed as an Unusual Species.)d Sparrow - T-0,R-13,W-0,C-1, Total=14

Vesper Sparrow - T-0,R-0,W-0,C-1, Total=1
(This is flagged as an Unusual Species as it has only been found on this count on one other occassion - Count 100 [1999])nnah Sparrow - T-0,R-0,W-1,C-0, Total= 1

Song Sparrow - T-37,R-68,W-52,C-38, Total=190

Swamp Sparrow - T-5,R-1,W-4,C-10, Total=20

White-throated Sparrow - T-21,R-35,W-5,C-12, Total=73

White-crowned Sparrow - T-57,R-18,W-0,C-23, Total=98
(This is a HC for WC Sparrow, previous HC in Count 101 with 58)

Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco - T-27,R-42,W-37,C-32, Total=138

Northern Cardinal - T-23,R-51,W-6,C-29, Total=109

Red-winged Blackbird - T-0,R-3,W-117,C-98, Total=218
(This is a HC for RW Blackbird, previous HC in Count 98 with 13)

Eastern Meadowlark - T-1,R-0,W-23,C-3, Total=27

Rusty Blackbird - T-0,R-0,W-1,C-4, Total=5

House Finch - T-23,R-22,W-6,C-1, Total=52

Red Crossbill - T-8,R-0,W-0,C-0, Total=8

Pine Siskin - T-42,R-17,W-0,C-0, Total=59
(This is a HC for Pine Siskin, previous HC in Count 98 with 13)

American Goldfinch - T-32,R-44,W-19,C-17, Total=112

House Sparrow - T-17,R-23,W-11,C-1, Total=52

Total individuals counted: 4099
Total Reported Species : 62

Technical note:

The Rock Pigeon's first appearance on this count is a bit misleading. Technically it is the first time Rock Pigeon is listed, but as Rick Knight pointed out, every count in North America will have this species as a new count bird. Rock Pigeon is the new name for the bird, formely known as Rock Dove, and the good people at Audubon did not make the String Variable reconize the previous name - Rock Pigeons (Doves) have appeared on the Shady Valley/Mountain City CBC before.