BOMBAY HOOK NWR AERIAL WATERFOWL SURVEY
Date: DEC 21, 2006	Start time:	11:09	End Time:	11:50	Pilot     J. Wortham			Observers: R. Brown, F. Smith
	Wind Spd:	5 mph	Wind Dir:	W	% Cloud Cover:  100			Air Temp    43˚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		330	109		699		15	56			660	1400	3269
Snow Goose	500				456						1	4	961
Tundra Swan	17	37	5										59
Mute Swan													0
Black Duck		18	50		1902	287	315					10	2582
Mallard	70	10	202	27	5176	84	10			28		50	5657
Green-winged Teal					250								250
Blue-winged Teal													0
Northern Shoveler	15		10		29	34	4						92
Northern Pintail	50	555	40		315		12						972
Gadwall				5	60	35	38						138
American Wigeon				1	6	1	25						33
Ring-necked Duck													0
Scaup spp.					40								40
Bufflehead					8								8
Wood Duck													0
Ruddy Duck					2	8	30						40
Hooded Merg.							1						1
Common Merg.						4	4						8
Canvasback					40								0
									TOTAL DUCKS				9861
									TOTAL GEESE				4230
									TOTAL WATERFOWL				14150
RAPTORS
Bald Eagle		3	1										4
American Kestrel													0
Red-tailed Hawk													0
Red-shouldered Hawk													0
Northern Harrier					1		3						4
Other Spp. Obs., Comments:  AN ADDITIONAL 24,000 SNOW GEESE OBSERVED BETWEEN C&D CANAL AND REFUGE, IN 5 FLOCKS.