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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Bird Survey




Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
2/22/05

Projections are good for some good flooding on the Refuge.  In preparation we have been mowing saltcedar and have started burning.  Hopefully we will get several burns in the next few weeks.  The following birds were seen within the survey route:

Canada geese   281
Mallard   628
Gadwall   11
Northern pintail   626
Northern shoveler   2
Cinnamon teal   6
Green-winged teal   531
Ringneck   10
Scaup   2
Common merganser   20
Common goldeneye   6
Bufflehead   3
Great blue heron   4
Bald eagle  42
Red-tailed hawk  1
Rough-legged hawk   1
Northern harrier          3
American kestrel   2



Diane Penttila
Ouray NWR
Randlett, UT
(435)545-2522 x 223
diane_penttila@fws.gov