Ouray National Wildlife Refuge General Waterbird Survey

[Diane_Penttila at fws dot gov]

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
General Waterbird Survey
7/1/05

Many nests were flooded out with the high river flows.  I am sure many
re-nested, but the grebes and coots took it all in stride.  Abundant broods
of pied-billed grebes and coots.  Young American avocets, killdeer,
double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, and great horned owl were
also seen.

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

Canada geese   193
Mallard   84
Gadwall   297
Northern pintail   2
Northern shoveler   1
Cinnamon teal   33
Blue-winged teal    2
Redhead   17
Ruddy duck   25
Coots   224
Great blue heron   49
Double-crested cormorants   65
American white pelicans   58
Black-crowned night heron   7
White-faced ibis   33
Snowy egret   5
Pied-billed grebes   34
Western grebe   34
Clark's grebe   6
Eared grebe   7
Killdeer    20
American avocets    11
Black-necked stilts   5
Spotted sandpiper    5
Long-billed curlew   1
Black tern   1
Forster's tern   13
Red-tailed hawk   1
American kestrel   4
Turkey vulture   3
Great horned owl   1



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

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