Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Bird Survey

[Diane_Penttila at fws dot gov]

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
3/22/05

Migration numbers are starting to drop
and not many new species this week -  the lull before the next storm.
 The following birds were seen within the survey route:

Canada geese   75
Mallard   153
Gadwall   369
American wigeon   77
Northern pintail   367
Northern shoveler   269
Cinnamon teal   48
Green-winged teal   1,238
Ringneck   20
Scaup   16
Bufflehead   8
Common merganser   8
Coots   653
Great blue heron   12
Double-crested cormorants   1
American white pelicans   2
Pied-billed grebes   2
Eared grebes   9
Killdeer   4
American avocets   2
Bald eagle   2
Red-tailed hawk  2
Northern harrier      
   4
American kestrel  2
Ring-billed gull  2



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