[Birdnet] Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey

[Diane_Penttila at fws.gov]

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
5/23/06

The Green River could possibly peak tomorrow.  Several units are
benefitting from the high flows.  Not going to be as much water as last
year, but we are still receiving decent water.  Saw the first duck broods
of the year.  The following birds were seen within the survey route:

Canada geese   324
Mallard   155
Gadwall   483
Northern pintail   9
American wigeon   16
Green-winged teal   100
Cinnamon teal   71
Blue-winged teal   2
Northern shoveler   23
Ring-necked duck   3
Redhead   56
Ruddy duck   31
Scaup   3
American coot   219
Great blue heron   61
Black-crowned night heron   3
Snowy egret   15
Green heron   1
White-faced ibis   68
Double-crested cormorant   103
American white pelican   131
Sandhill crane   4
American bittern   4
Pied-billed grebe   3
Western grebe  78
Clark's grebe   1
Eared grebe   22
American avocet   37
Black-necked stilt   38
sandpiper   10
Dowitcher spp.   5
Willet   1
Red-necked phalarope   7
Wilson's phalarope   3
Killdeer   29
Spotted sandpiper   15
Northern harrier   2
Red-tailed hawk   1
American kestrel   2
Osprey   1
Turkey vulture   4
Forster's tern   517
Black tern   7
Ring-billed gull   1

Diane Penttila
Ouray NWR
Randlett, UT
(435)545-2522 x 223
diane_penttila at fws.gov