Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
BOMBAY HOOK NWR AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY
Date: Dec 11, 2007 Start time:12:15 End Time:12:50 Pilot: J. Wortham      Observers:S. Guiteras, A. Straughn
  Wind Spd: 6 mph Wind Dir: E % Cloud Cover: 100%   Air Temp: 45˚F 

  Impoundments Salt Marsh Units Agricultural Units  
Species Raymond Pool Shearness Pool Bear Swamp Pool Finis Pool Bombay Hook Island Kent Island Kelly Island Steamboat Marsh Fischer Dutch Neck Whitehall Neck Steamboat Total
Canada Goose 60 153 630   339         116 15  
1313
Snow Goose 3251 2000                 (above is Ray Neck?)  
5251
Tundra Swan 38 59                    
97
Mute Swan                        
0
Black Duck 8 70 17   952 223 418 10       35
1733
Mallard 20 45 170 271 6654 178 5 66   5   75
7489
Green-winged Teal 15   45   321 6            
387
Blue-winged Teal                        
0
Northern Shoveler         296   8          
304
Northern Pintail 2 1065 150   653              
1870
Gadwall       3 7 6   2        
18
American Wigeon             3          
3
Ring-necked Duck                        
0
Scaup spp.                        
0
Bufflehead         7   2          
9
Wood Duck                        
0
Ruddy Duck                        
0
Hooded Merg.         10 13            
23
Common Merg.         1              
1
Canvasback                        
0
                         
                  TOTAL DUCKS
11837
                  TOTAL GEESE
6564
                  TOTAL WATERFOWL
18498
                           
                           
RAPTORS                          
Bald Eagle                        
0
American Kestrel                        
0
Red-tailed Hawk                        
0
Red-shouldered Hawk                        
0
Northern Harrier                        
0

Other Spp. Obs., Comments:  AN ADDITIONAL 1500 SNOW GEESE OBSERVED AT TAYLORS GUT

Last updated: October 29, 2008