[Birdtalk] March Antelope Island Bird Survey

[Steve Sommerfeld]

Today Steve, myself and Bob Macdougall  (thanks, Bob for the extra set of
eyes) did our March Antelope Island bird survey.   I didn't have high
expectations since many winter birds have left and the migrants haven't yet
arrived.  It turned out pretty good.
Last March our survey turned out 25 different species.  This year we found
42 species.  One surprising note, last year we saw 4 Burrowing owls in
March.  Today we didn't see any.

Here's the list:


   1. Canada Goose
   2. American Wigeon
   3. Common Goldeneye
   4. Chukar
   5. Ring-necked Pheasant
   6. American White Pelican
   7. Double-crested Cormorant
   8. Great Blue Heron
   9. Bald Eagle
   10. Northern Harrier
   11. Cooper's Hawk
   12. American Kestrel
   13. Merlin
   14. Virginia Rail
   15. Killdeer
   16. Ring-billed Gull
   17. California Gull
   18. Barn Owl
   19. Great Horned Owl
   20. Northern Flicker
   21. Loggerhead Shrike
   22. Northern Shrike
   23. Black-billed Magpie
   24. Common Raven
   25. Horned Lark
   26. Rock Wren
   27. Bewick's Wren
   28. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
   29. Hermit Thrush
   30. Sage Thrasher
   31. European Starling
   32. Spotted Towhee
   33. American Tree Swallow
   34. Song Sparrow
   35. White-crowned Sparrow
   36. Dark-eyed Junco
   37. Red-winged Blackbird
   38. Western Meadowlark
   39. Brewer's Blackbird
   40. House Finch
   41. Pine Siskin
   42. American Goldfinch

Cindy Sommerfeld
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