Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey

[Diane_Penttila at fws dot gov]

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
6/6/05

EVERY bottom now has water in it.  High water flows on this portion of the
Green River have not occurred since 1997.  Much of it was back flow from
the White, Uintah, and Duchense.  River levels are starting to recede but
we think we are set with good water for the year or more.  However access
if very limited in some areas.

The Utah Wildlife and Rivers Festival is June 9 - 12.  More information can
be found at  http://www.utah-wildlife-festival.com/.  There is a multitude
of events for the festival including the 100 Bird Tour in June 10 and 11
which starts at Ouray NWR.  Give me a call if you want to know more about
the 100 bird tour.

The following birds were seen within the survey route that was accessible:

Canada geese   108
Mallard   27
Gadwall   86
American wigeon   2
Northern pintail   9
Northern shoveler   25
Cinnamon teal   26
Green-winged teal   2
Blue-winged teal    3
Redhead   28
Scaup   3
Ruddy duck   18
Coots   186
Great blue heron   34
Double-crested cormorants   112
American white pelicans   4
Black-crowned night heron   3
White-faced ibis   45
Snowy egret   8
Pied-billed grebes   10
Western grebe   18
Clark's grebe   1
Killdeer    15
American avocets    9
Black-necked stilts   20
Spotted sandpiper    7
Wilson's phalarope   3
Black tern   1
Forster's tern   3
Red-tailed hawk   2
Northern harrier    1
American kestrel   1
Turkey vulture   3
Ring-billed gull   2


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

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