[Birdnet] Bear River Refuge Waterbird Survey

[Bridget_Olson at fws.gov]

Bear River Refuge
Waterbird/Raptor survey
6/22/07

Total number of waterfowl around 15,000.  Average for this week in June is
about 20,000.  Total number of shorebirds around 7,000 which is only about
half of the long-term average of 14,000.  Set June record high counts for
Canvasback, Snowy Egret, Caspian Tern and Sandhill Crane.  I think the
snowy egret numbers were high because of the abandonment of the nesting
colony.   Normally, the birds aren't as visible this time of year as they
are tending young.   Nesting, eared, Clark's and western grebes visible
from the tour loop.

Canada Goose                        1192
Mallard                             4490
N. Pintail                    2589
GW Teal                       350
BW Teal                       1
Cinnamon Teal                       1844
N. shoveler                   191
Gadwall                       2324
Wigeon                              1047
Unk. dabbler                        340
Canvasback                    499
Redhead                       8
Ruddy Duck                    186
Pied-billed Grebe             32
Eared Grebe                   219
Western Grebe                       353
Clark's Grebe                       176
A.W. Pelican                        1743
DC Cormorant                        880
Great Blue Heron              266
Great Egret                   3
Snowy Egret                   622
BC Night Heron                      31
White faced Ibis                    4487
Snowy Plover                        1
Killdeer                            8
Black necked Stilt                  4846
Am. Avocet                    956
Willet                              2
Spotted Sandpiper             9
Long-billed Curlew                  2
Marbled Godwit                      564
Wilson's Phalarope                  632
Franklin's Gull                     3238
California Gull                     6925
Caspian Tern                        147
Forster's Tern                      359
Virginia Rail                       1
Sora                          2
coot                          1606
Sandhill Crane                      5
Northern Harrier                    4

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