Bear River Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws dot gov]

Waterbird/Raptor Survey
Box Elder County
2/28/03

About 15% of the total birds counted were seen from the Refuge Auto Tour
Route.  We continue filling our water management units from freshwater
inflows from the Bear River.  Nothing real unusual yet except for the Great
Egret found off the tour route at the very end of Tour Route road (past the
Refuge Shop building) where road heads south.

Tundra Swan       3289
Canada Goose            332
Mallard                 4031
Northern Pintail        18482
Northern Shoveler 5944
Gadwall           124
Wigeon                  201
Mix Dabblers            1520
Redhead           26
Lesser Scaup            393
Common Goldeneye  964
Bufflehead        207
H. Merganser            3
C. Merganser            1
Pied Billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron  59
Great Egret       1
Ring Billed Gull        4028
Coot              5
Bald Eagle        20
Northern Harrier        11
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Am. Kestrel       1
Prairie Falcon          1

Bridget Olson
Wildlife Biologist
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
58 S. 950 W.
Brigham City, UT  84302
Phone: 435/723-5887 ext. 13
Fax: 435/723-8873



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