Bear River Refuge Bird Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws dot gov]

Waterbird/Raptor Survey
Box Elder Count
11/26/03

All units are about 95% frozen over with a dusting of snow.  Only the
deep-water canals and the Bear River have open water.  Unusual sightings
include 2 Great Egrets, 1 Prairie Falcon, 1 Common Loon, a female
Long-tailed Duck and 2 lingering A. W. Pelicans.  Raptor numbers continue
climb.  The Tundra Swan count is down to about 1/2 of what it was this time
last week for the GSL basin.  Most of the birds sighting were within the
closed portion of the Refuge.

Tundra Swan       1462
Canada Goose            906
Mallard                 4883
N. Pintail        3599
GW Teal           3093
Northern Shoveler 221
Gadwall           84
A. Wigeon         150
Unk. Dabblers           200
Canvasback        1
Scaup             7
C. Goldeneye            753
Bufflehead        3
C. Merganser            51
RB Merganser            1
Ruddy Duck        8
Total Ducks       13054
Common Loon       1
Pied-billed Grebe 22
Eared Grebe       1
A.W. Pelican            2
DC Cormorant            3
Great Blue Heron  142
Great Egret       2
Killdeer                1
Ring-billed Gull        2575
California Gull         695
Coot              37
Bald Eagle        11
Golden Eagle            2
Northern Harrier        43
Red-tailed Hawk   2
Rough-legged Hawk 4
Peregrine Falcon  1
Prairie Falcon          1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Total Birds       18968


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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