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Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Bird Survey




Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
3/8/05

We have received some excess water from Pelican Lake and have started to put water into Sheppard Bottom.  Two units in Leota Bottom have some water remaining from 2004.  The following birds were seen within the survey route:

Canada geese   207
Mallard   718
Gadwall   199
American wigeon   46
Northern pintail   917
Northern shoveler   20
Cinnamon teal   12
Green-winged teal   1,236
Ringneck   9
Common goldeneye   3
Bufflehead   37
Coots   192
Great blue heron   2
Sandhill crane   12
Killdeer   2
Bald eagle   13
Red-tailed hawk  3
Northern harrier          4




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