[Birdnet] Bear River Waterbird/Raptor Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws.gov]

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Waterbird/Raptor Count
11/15/06


A total of 215,000 total ducks which is about 50,000 above the long-term
average.  Total number of shorebirds about 3500 which is about triple the
long-term average for this time of year though similar to last year.  New
arrivals include Bald Eagles, Rough-legged Hawk, Lesser Scaup, Common
Goldeneye, Red-breasted and Common Merganser.  Still a late snowy egret
hanging around.   About 20% of birds counted were visible from the tour
loop.   Set high monthly count for Killdeer.   There is 50,000 or swans
around the north end of the Lake.  As of yesterday, about 2,000 swans were
highly visible inside the tour loop wetland.

Marbled Godwit update:  Berta is still transmitting from the Baja, while
Willard has left the Refuge and flown to just south of Mazatlan, MX along
the Sea of Cortez; Sonora is also located along the west coast of mainland
MX on the Sea of Cortez though about 250 miles north of Willard:
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Resources/GoGodwits/

Tundra Swan       25855
Canada goose            2169
Mallard                 33791
Northern Pintail        42987
Green-winged Teal 25615
Shoveler          22840
Gadwall           10745
Wigeon                  33058
Unk. Dabbler            250
Canvasback        24081
Redhead           1229
Scaup             2610
Common Goldeneye  1986
Barrow's Goldeneye      1
Bufflhead         3513
Hooded Merganser  2
Common Merganser  1798
Red-breasted Mergan.    2098
Ring-necked Duck  2
Ruddy Duck        8175
Pied-billed Grebe 18
Eared Grebe       4
Western Grebe           4
Clark's Grebe           3
A.W. Pelican            18
DC Cormorant            1
Great Blue Heron  73
Snowy Egret       1
Killdeer                126
American Avocet   1622
Greater Yellowlegs      58
Marbled Godwit          367
Peep              260
Dowitcher         1029
Bonaparte's Gull  216
Ring-billed Gull        1431
California gull         5
Coot              6333
Bald Eagle        17
Golden Eagle            2
Northern Harrier        32
Red-tailed Hawk   1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Peregrine Falcon  1

Bridget Olson
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Wildlife Biologist
2155 West Forest St.
Brigham City, UT  84302
Phone: 435/734-6433