Bear River Refuge Bird Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws dot gov]

Waterbird/Raptor Count
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
3/28/03

Water supplies have been sufficient to help fill all our pools to target
elevations for spring migrations.  The precipitation forecast is too low to
maintain all the pools and off-set evaporation so very few will be able to
be maintained through the critical breeding period in the summer.
Double-crested cormorants have initiated nest building on some interior
Refuge islands.  First sighting of snowy plovers.  About 35% of total birds
counted were observed from the Refuge Auto-Tour-Route.

Tundra Swan       44
Canada Geese            137
Mallard                 446
Northern Pintail        9903
GW Teal           5565
Cinnamon Teal           2521
Northern Shoveler 10401
Gadwall           777
Wigeon                  1361
Canvasback        1618
Redhead           591
Scaup             7408
Common Goldeneye  1284
Bufflehead        1433
C. Merganser            1
RB Merganser            1
PB Grebe          5
Eared Grebe       567
Western Grebe           2
Clark's Grebe           1
AW Pelican        93
DC Cormorant            155
Great Blue Heron  35
Snowy Plover            6
Killdeer                19
American Avocet   469
RB Gull                 1109
Forster's Tern          10
Coot              3258
Sandhill Crane          4
Bald Eagle        4
Northern Harrier        3


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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