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2009 Results: Tennessee

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See list of localities in Tennessee with reports.

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Species [taxonomic]
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Number of Birds   Number of Checklists
Reporting the Species
 
Northern Cardinal 7,572       1,533      
Mourning Dove 7,686       1,421      
Carolina Chickadee 4,137       1,319      
Tufted Titmouse 3,634       1,213      
American Goldfinch 13,600       1,157      
Blue Jay 3,598       1,139      
American Robin 12,257       1,061      
Downy Woodpecker 1,480       900      
House Finch 4,315       900      
Carolina Wren 1,865       878      
American Crow 5,765       844      
Northern Mockingbird 1,394       778      
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1,087       723      
Eastern Bluebird 2,310       693      
European Starling 15,278       684      
Dark-eyed Junco 2,665       627      
White-breasted Nuthatch 1,234       626      
White-throated Sparrow 3,340       612      
Song Sparrow 1,787       578      
Eastern Towhee 940       489      
Purple Finch 2,298       479      
House Sparrow 2,606       438      
Pine Siskin 6,243       429      
Common Grackle 20,342       396      
Canada Goose 5,478       325      
Turkey Vulture 1,725       298      
Cedar Waxwing 6,583       268      
Red-winged Blackbird 10,646       264      
Red-tailed Hawk 378       229      
Mallard 4,901       220      
Field Sparrow 1,039       208      
Great Blue Heron 833       204      
Pileated Woodpecker 300       202      
Northern Flicker 304       201      
Yellow-rumped Warbler 804       185      
Hairy Woodpecker 240       172      
Black Vulture 1,507       170      
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 187       159      
Killdeer 582       158      
Rock Pigeon 1,545       124      
Brown-headed Cowbird 1,025       121      
Red-shouldered Hawk 156       113      
Belted Kingfisher 140       110      
Chipping Sparrow 407       110      
White-crowned Sparrow 391       109      
Eastern Phoebe 146       107      
Brown Thrasher 121       103      
Ring-billed Gull 6,058       101      
Cooper's Hawk 108       98      
American Kestrel 161       94      
Eastern Meadowlark 423       90      
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 116       83      
Wild Turkey 986       80      
Red-headed Woodpecker 119       73      
American Coot 2,041       70      
Brown Creeper 79       63      
Fox Sparrow 123       63      
Pine Warbler 91       63      
Sharp-shinned Hawk 58       52      
Hermit Thrush 78       50      
Pied-billed Grebe 209       50      
Winter Wren 103       49      
Gadwall 1,162       43      
Ring-necked Duck 959       43      
Wood Duck 153       43      
Eurasian Collared-Dove 407       41      
Brown-headed Nuthatch 129       40      
Swamp Sparrow 131       40      
Savannah Sparrow 187       38      
Golden-crowned Kinglet 65       37      
Sandhill Crane 3,311       32      
Red-breasted Nuthatch 52       30      
Hooded Merganser 196       29      
Bufflehead 373       26      
Bald Eagle 56       24      
Eastern Screech-Owl 24       20      
Barred Owl 27       19      
Northern Shoveler 806       19      
Common Loon 98       18      
Horned Grebe 637       16      
Horned Lark 71       15      
Canvasback 144       14      
Rusty Blackbird 110       14      
American Black Duck 78       13      
American Woodcock 27       13      
Double-crested Cormorant 164       13      
Great Horned Owl 16       13      
Lesser Scaup 6,690       13      
Ruddy Duck 270       13      
Loggerhead Shrike 16       12      
Northern Bobwhite 53       12      
Northern Harrier 14       12      
Redhead 57       12      
Green-winged Teal 354       11      
Herring Gull 50       11      
American Wigeon 272       9      
Bonaparte's Gull 106       9      
Common Raven 19       9      
Fish Crow 41       9      
Northern Pintail 48       9      
Tree Swallow 66       9      
Snow Goose 1,439       7      
Wilson's Snipe 25       7      
Orange-crowned Warbler 6       6      
Great Egret 6       5      
Greater White-fronted Goose 8       5      
Palm Warbler 7       5      
American Pipit 38       4      
Common Goldeneye 19       4      
Peregrine Falcon 4       4      
Ruffed Grouse 7       4      
Rufous Hummingbird 4       4      
Barn Owl 3       3      
Black-crowned Night-Heron 16       3      
Cackling Goose 10       3      
Greater Scaup 143       3      
Long-tailed Duck 5       3      
Red-breasted Merganser 3       3      
American Tree Sparrow 2       2      
American White Pelican 22       2      
Brewer's Blackbird 9       2      
Greater Yellowlegs 2       2      
Merlin 2       2      
White-winged Scoter 2       2      
Black Scoter 1       1      
Black-and-white Warbler 1       1      
Common Merganser 3       1      
Gray Catbird 1       1      
House Wren 1       1      
Lapland Longspur 1       1      
Mute Swan 3       1      
Osprey 1       1      
Rough-legged Hawk 1       1      
Short-eared Owl 2       1      
Spotted Sandpiper 1       1      
Vesper Sparrow 4       1      
Western Meadowlark 1       1      
Total 196,866             

A total of 137 species were reported.

See list of localities in Tennessee with reports.

This report was updated 01-Sep-2010 06:35 ET.