Chatham County   2000--2009

TOTALS FOR ALL ROUTES

For each year, the right-hand numbers are the numbers of routes on which each species was recorded
(total number of routes = 14 . . . except only 13 in 2004).

This list includes some species probably nesting in Chatham County but not yet recorded on any route.

All-time highs in 2009:   Mourning Dove, Pileated Woodpecker, American Crow, Purple Martin, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird,
Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Chipping Sparrow

Near all-time highs in 2009:   Red-shouldered Hawk, Great Crested Flycatcher

All-time lows in 2009:   Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Barn Swallow,
Wood Thrush, Orchard Oriole, American Goldfinch

Near all-time lows in 2009:   Northern Bobwhite, Acadian Flycatcher

Recovered from lows last year:   Chimney Swift

Last updated:   17 September 2009

ABBREV SPECIES 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
DCCO Double-crested Cormorant 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 7 1 - -
GBHE Great Blue Heron 4 3 1 1 9 2 4 3 4 1 7 6 7 5 1 1 21 8 16 6
GRHE Green Heron 11 3 6 4 4 3 1 1 5 3 3 3 4 4 - - - - 6 5
BLVU Black Vulture - - 4 1 - - - - 4 1 1 1 1 1 15 1 4 2 13 3
TUVU Turkey Vulture 1 1 14 2 4 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 9 3 8 4 4 3 4 2
CAGO Canada Goose 2 1 26 4 28 6 3 2 3 2 15 4 19 3 7 3 28 8 18 4
WODU Wood Duck - - 3 2 2 1 8 1 2 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - -
MALL Mallard - - 4 1 2 2 - - - - 7 1 7 2 1 1 3 1 - -
OSPR Osprey - - - - 2 1 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
BAEA Bald Eagle - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
SSHA Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - -
COHA Cooper's Hawk - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
RSHA Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 4 4 8 3 8 5 7 4 11 8 12 6 10 6 8 5 12 6
BWHA Broad-winged Hawk - - - - - - - - 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 - -
RTHA Red-tailed Hawk 5 3 4 3 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
WITU Wild Turkey 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - 2 1 2 2
NOBO Northern Bobwhite 16 7 36 8 28 9 12 5 21 8 15 4 6 4 11 5 12 3 6 4
KILL Killdeer 14 6 12 5 12 7 4 3 1 1 9 5 4 4 4 3 10 6 8 7
RBGU Ring-billed Gull - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - -
ROPI Rock Pigeon - - 6 1 7 1 - - 4 2 - - - - 6 3 3 2 - -
MODO Mourning Dove 245 14 230 14 218 14 185 14 184 13 187 14 185 14 161 12 232 14 265 14
YBCU Yellow-billed Cuckoo 41 10 22 10 22 10 28 9 35 9 44 11 34 13 33 10 21 8 39 10
EASO Eastern Screech-Owl 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
GHOW Great Horned Owl - - 3 2 - - - - - - 6 3 1 1 1 1 - - - -
BAOW Barred Owl 1 1 - - 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 - - 3 2 4 3 2 2
CONI Common Nighthawk - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - -
CWWI Chuck-will's-widow - - 2 2 3 1 - - 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 3
WPWI Whip-poor-will 24 5 5 2 16 8 8 5 9 5 9 7 7 4 9 5 8 5 9 5
CHSW Chimney Swift 76 12 76 10 111 11 87 12 67 10 71 14 39 8 55 9 36 10 54 11
RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5 4 4 3 8 4 9 6 6 5 6 4 8 4 4 3 4 4 8 6
BEKI Belted Kingfisher - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - -
RHWO Red-headed Woodpecker - - - - 2 2 - - - - 3 3 2 1 - - - - 1 1
RBWO Red-bellied Woodpecker 70 13 80 13 110 13 77 12 80 12 86 13 85 13 75 12 83 13 81 14
DOWO Downy Woodpecker 45 12 41 10 19 7 17 8 14 8 7 7 28 11 18 8 25 7 10 7
HAWO Hairy Woodpecker 5 4 6 5 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 6 4 1 1 1 1 - -
NOFL Northern Flicker 8 5 3 3 12 8 6 5 7 4 7 5 8 6 4 3 9 7 2 2
PIWO Pileated Woodpecker 3 2 5 4 7 4 9 7 4 2 9 5 11 6 3 3 9 5 13 6
EAWP Eastern Wood-Pewee 68 13 68 14 67 13 77 14 41 10 55 13 50 12 40 10 70 13 65 11
ACFL Acadian Flycatcher 10 5 17 8 11 8 9 6 9 6 15 10 5 3 11 7 9 4 6 6
WIFL Willow Flycatcher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
EAPH Eastern Phoebe 14 8 22 11 14 8 13 7 13 7 21 10 28 12 17 9 32 12 28 13
GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher 18 9 27 8 13 6 23 9 36 8 20 8 21 8 26 8 40 12 40 10
EAKI Eastern Kingbird 17 7 16 8 16 7 4 4 5 1 12 6 17 6 10 6 15 8 14 8
LOSH Loggerhead Shrike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - -
WEVI White-eyed Vireo 8 4 14 7 14 7 12 9 15 6 6 4 8 4 16 9 21 9 12 8
YTVI Yellow-throated Vireo 8 6 9 6 14 6 9 6 8 4 12 6 6 5 8 4 11 6 2 2
BHVI Blue-headed Vireo - - 1 1 3 2 1 1 - - 2 2 - - 3 2 - - 3 2
REVI Red-eyed Vireo 129 12 155 14 130 14 138 13 103 12 111 13 109 13 101 11 111 14 99 14
BLJA Blue Jay 44 11 82 14 65 12 70 13 61 13 68 14 59 12 39 10 42 11 69 12
AMCR American Crow 356 13 436 14 371 14 390 14 336 13 298 14 398 14 306 12 401 14 443 14
FICR Fish Crow 3 2 6 4 4 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 14 4 7 3 14 6 13 7
PUMA Purple Martin 2 1 20 3 14 4 16 2 13 4 10 5 18 4 8 2 9 3 60 5
TRSW Tree Swallow - - 2 1 - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - - - -
NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow 22 3 5 2 1 1 - - 7 3 6 3 1 1 2 2 5 4 6 4
CLSW Cliff Swallow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BARS Barn Swallow 68 11 50 7 65 8 39 8 32 6 33 5 43 8 53 8 39 9 25 8
CACH Carolina Chickadee 95 13 105 13 83 13 62 14 60 11 60 12 60 14 65 11 78 14 74 12
TUTI Tufted Titmouse 165 14 167 14 179 14 172 14 119 13 119 14 114 13 73 12 157 14 141 13
WBNU White-breasted Nuthatch 16 8 8 6 15 5 8 5 9 4 7 5 12 6 10 7 11 4 14 6
BHNU Brown-headed Nuthatch 9 5 12 4 31 6 9 5 4 4 11 6 7 5 16 6 12 5 11 4
CARW Carolina Wren 127 14 207 13 181 14 212 14 223 13 242 13 308 14 227 12 196 14 263 14
HOWR House Wren 3 1 3 3 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3
BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 127 14 122 12 72 11 87 10 99 11 97 12 85 12 95 11 122 14 136 13
EABL Eastern Bluebird 111 14 141 14 122 14 79 12 98 13 101 13 95 14 91 12 89 14 153 14
WOTH Wood Thrush 125 14 115 14 96 14 76 12 83 13 106 14 74 13 80 12 76 13 51 14
AMRO American Robin 63 11 68 11 80 13 85 12 58 11 55 13 47 10 42 7 50 13 48 10
GRCA Gray Catbird 4 3 6 4 10 5 6 3 1 1 8 5 6 3 15 5 14 7 2 1
NOMO Northern Mockingbird 95 14 101 13 131 14 91 14 108 13 80 13 106 14 77 12 102 14 134 14
BRTH Brown Thrasher 29 11 15 9 27 10 21 5 16 8 27 13 19 10 24 9 20 9 20 11
EUST European Starling 177 10 102 10 72 13 77 10 51 7 60 7 45 9 32 6 34 8 186 9
CEDW Cedar Waxwing - - 8 1 2 1 4 1 - - 10 1 10 1 - - 32 1 - -
NOPA Northern Parula 14 7 26 10 15 10 21 5 23 5 13 6 10 6 10 5 9 7 15 7
YEWA Yellow Warbler 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
YTWA Yellow-throated Warbler 8 8 10 6 12 6 4 2 5 3 16 5 13 4 9 3 11 8 11 6
PIWA Pine Warbler 105 14 122 13 134 13 120 12 73 11 111 9 111 12 84 10 128 12 109 13
PRAW Prairie Warbler 16 5 20 9 22 9 13 5 13 5 24 8 15 7 29 8 22 8 19 8
BAWW Black-and-white Warbler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 6 4 1 1 1 1 3 2
AMRE American Redstart 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - 1 1 - -
PROW Prothonotary Warbler 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -
OVEN Ovenbird 38 10 62 13 61 12 43 11 33 10 43 12 39 12 33 10 43 12 40 12
LOWA Louisiana Waterthrush 3 2 - - - - 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2
KEWA Kentucky Warbler - - 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - 4 2 - -
COYE Common Yellowthroat 19 8 28 13 35 11 34 10 32 8 41 11 38 8 35 11 44 10 35 12
HOWA Hooded Warbler 10 6 8 3 22 7 17 4 9 3 4 3 13 6 9 4 9 6 9 5
YBCH Yellow-breasted Chat 62 11 85 13 50 12 62 11 48 10 67 11 58 12 65 11 75 13 53 13
SUTA Summer Tanager 47 12 44 11 54 13 37 11 39 9 59 13 39 11 50 10 55 13 55 12
SCTA Scarlet Tanager 21 8 21 6 16 6 15 8 19 7 8 4 33 12 12 7 13 5 19 5
EATO Eastern Towhee 66 14 71 14 91 14 90 14 91 13 92 13 97 13 76 10 106 14 80 14
CHSP Chipping Sparrow 102 12 159 14 133 13 141 13 105 11 133 13 135 14 114 12 153 14 180 14
FISP Field Sparrow 6 5 12 7 21 7 14 9 11 6 12 7 10 6 11 6 14 10 8 5
GRSP Grasshopper Sparrow 3 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 4 2 4 3
SOSP Song Sparrow 9 2 3 2 5 2 4 1 8 1 1 1 - - 4 2 4 2 2 1
NOCA Northern Cardinal 325 14 324 14 351 14 351 14 327 13 339 14 348 14 275 11 314 14 330 14
BLGR Blue Grosbeak 63 11 43 12 37 11 55 10 41 11 52 9 44 9 41 9 41 12 48 10
INBU Indigo Bunting 144 14 181 14 185 14 184 14 138 13 173 14 182 13 136 12 160 14 165 14
RWBL Red-winged Blackbird 13 4 27 7 36 10 23 9 27 8 28 7 25 7 27 6 26 9 17 6
EAME Eastern Meadowlark 44 8 64 11 50 10 59 9 41 10 53 9 55 7 22 8 64 8 44 8
COGR Common Grackle 109 11 118 11 129 9 141 10 88 9 139 12 83 13 109 11 136 13 101 13
BHCO Brown-headed Cowbird 30 11 46 12 57 11 19 9 22 7 46 11 39 10 24 10 38 13 52 13
OROR Orchard Oriole 10 3 9 4 29 9 8 4 14 7 12 6 9 5 10 3 13 5 7 4
HOFI House Finch 22 5 29 8 52 11 33 7 23 6 23 8 21 5 30 6 33 7 28 6
AMGO American Goldfinch 64 13 75 13 126 13 104 12 93 12 76 14 99 13 91 12 84 13 57 11
HOSP House Sparrow 18 2 30 6 17 4 9 2 8 2 19 5 6 3 6 4 21 3 15 3