[Birdnet] Bear River Waterbird Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws.gov]

Waterbird/Raptor Count
11/06/07

Total number of waterfowl around 115,000.  The long-term average for this
week in November is 231,000.  Total shorebirds around 2000, with the
long-term average at 2,000 also.
On average, waterfowl proportions for this time of year are about 30%
pintail, 23% green-winged Teal, 13% mallard, 12% shoveler, 9% gadwall 8%,
wigeon,  3% canvasback and 2% ruddy duck.   On 11/06 the proportions were
20% pintail, 14% green-winged teal, 13% canvasback, 12% wigeon, 11%
gadwall, 9% mallard, 6% northern shoveler, 3% ruddy duck and 1% bufflehead.

Wintering rough-legged hawks and bald eagles moving into the area.  Late
migrant diving ducks (scaup, common goldeneye, red-breasted merganser and
bufflehead) numbers continue to increase.   A Refuge record high count of
Bonaparte's gull observed and November high count of snow geese.  Notable
sightings include an American golden plover and several flocks of snow
geese.  The following birds were observed from the tour route:

Tundra swan       7026
Snow Goose        252
Canada Goose            595
Mallard                 1883
Pintail                 3912
GW Teal           5325
Shoveler          2643
Gadwall           1677
Wigeon                  232
Canvasback        1
Scaup             6
Common goldeneye  271
Bufflehead        103
Red-breast. Mergan      1
Ruddy Duck        734
Eared Grebe       12
Western Grebe           8
Great Blue heron  13
Killdeer                17
Am. Avocet        292
Greater Yellowlegs      5
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Bonaparte's gull  908
Ring billed gull        347
California gull         61
Am. coot          2112
Northern Harrier        7


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