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Emiquon Bird Count for May 19, 2007

Notes: Lower bottomland accessible for hiking. Water is down.

Species Number      Species Number
 
Double-crested Cormorant 1   Green Heron 2
Great Blue Heron 7   Canada Goose 33
Wood Duck 4   Mallard 2
Turkey Vulture 1   Kildeer 3
Solitary Sandpiper 1   Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 7   Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9   Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1   Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3   Eastern Wood Pewee 11
Eastern Phoebe 2   Great Crested Flycatcher 11
Purple Martin 1   Tree Swallow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1   Cliff Swallow 17
Barn Swallow 10   Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2   Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3   Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 24   Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1   American Robin 25
Gray Catbird 2   Cedar Waxwing 2
Warbling Vireo 21   Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blackpoll Warbler 2   Tennessee Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6   Prothonotary Warbler 6
Northern Cardinal 9   Rose-bresated Grosbeak 11
Indigo Bunting 15   Dickcissel 1
Song Sparrow 6   Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 15   Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 8   American Goldfinch 7
House Sparrow 1      
 
Total Individuals 346  
Total Species 53  




To see the previous count, click here.

If you would like to report bird sightings, please email them to emiquon@fws.gov

Special thanks to Tom Lerczak for conducting the bird count






Last updated: March 11, 2009