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Bird Counts - November 2009

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Bird counts are conducted weekly from September through mid-April by . Many factors influence the timing of migration including weather patterns and nutrition.


Bird Count - November 4, 2009

Waterfowl

Snow Geese -
Canada Geese - 889
White-front -
Mallard - 1,067
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal - 1,212
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler - 19
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck
Coots - 2
Common Merganser - 3

Birds of Prey

Bald Eagle - Adult 2
Bald Eagle - Juv - 2
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk - 10
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Barred Owl
Prairie Falcon

 

Waterbirds

White Pelican - 1
D.C. Cormorant - 93
Great Blue Heron - 5
Great Egret
Pied-billed Grebe - 4

Game Birds

R-n Pheasant - 2
Wild Turkey - 106
Kingfisher  - 1

Shorebirds, Gulls

Killdeer
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull - 62
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Lesser Yellowlegs
Common Snipe
Dowitcher spp.
Franklin’s Gull

Bird Count - November 11, 2009

Waterfowl

Snow Geese
Canada Geese
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Hooded Merganser
L Scaup
Bufflehead
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck
Coots
Green-winged Teal

Birds of Prey

Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Juv
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Barred Owl
Prairie Falcon

Waterbirds

White Pelican
D.C. Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Pied-billed Grebe

Game Birds

Bobwhite Quail
Wild Turkey

Shorebirds, Gulls

Killdeer
Lesser Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull


Bird Count - November 18, 2009

Waterfowl

Snow Geese
Canada Geese
Mallard
Trumpeter Swans
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck

Birds of Prey

Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Juv
American Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Osprey
Barred Owl
Prairie Falcon

Waterbirds

White Pelican
D.C. Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret

Game Birds

R-n Pheasant
Wild Turkey

Shorebirds, Gulls

Killdeer
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull


Bird Count - November 25, 2009

Waterfowl

Snow Geese
Canada Geese
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
White-front
Northern Shoveler
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck
Coots

Birds of Prey

Bald Eagle - Adult
Bald Eagle - Juv
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Osprey
Barred Owl
Prairie Falcon

Waterbirds

D.C. Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret

Game Birds

R-n Pheasant
Wild Turkey

Shorebirds, Gulls

Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull


Last updated: November 4, 2009