Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Northeast Region
BOMBAY HOOK NWR AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY
Date: Feb 22, 2006 Start time: 10:37 End Time: 11:30 Pilot: J. Wortham      Observers: R. Brown, A. Straughn  
  Wind Spd: 0 mph Wind Dir: % Cloud Cover: 100   Air Temp: 35˚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   35 19   143 20   65   475   400
1157
Snow Goose         3              
3
Tundra Swan 42 12                    
54
Mute Swan                        
0
Black Duck   5 10 112 1430 238 367 15       44
2221
Mallard 6 106 4 252 1554 48 22 6   3   76
2077
Green-winged Teal       113 119 25 15 3        
275
Blue-winged Teal                        
0
Northern Shoveler 10         2            
12
Northern Pintail   275 4 425 110              
814
Gadwall             1          
1
American Wigeon         1     4        
5
Ring-necked Duck                        
0
Scaup spp.   2     50              
52
Bufflehead 29       10 6 7          
52
Wood Duck                        
0
Ruddy Duck                        
0
Hooded Merg.         20 4 3          
27
Common Merg.   20     21   4 4        
49
Canvasback                        
0
                         
 
                  TOTAL DUCKS
5585
                  TOTAL GEESE
1160
                  TOTAL WATERFOWL
6799
                         
 
                         
 
RAPTORS                        
 
Bald Eagle       1                
1
American Kestrel                        
0
Red-tailed Hawk         1              
1
Red-shouldered Hawk                        
0
Northern Harrier         2 1 1          
4

Other Spp. Obs., Comments:  Raymond, Shearness, Bear mostly frozen; Finis mostly open; Salt marsh 1% frozen.  Snow Geese off refuge: Woodland Beach 750; farm field south of Leipsic 10,000; farm field west of Dutch Neck 2500.

Last updated: October 28, 2008