Bear River Refuge Waterbird/Raptor Count

[Bridget_Olson at fws dot gov]

Waterbird/Raptor Count
9/27/05

Total Duck count 157,000 (145,000 dabblers, 12,000 divers).  This is down
from the long-term average of around 220,000 for this time of year.  Only
11% of the birds observed were in the hunt units while 25% were observed
from the tour loop.  Canada Goose numbers have been all summer and continue
to be, about twice the long-term average.   Western and Clark's Grebe
numbers are also about double the long-term average.  The arrival of the
Canvasbacks is about a week earlier than other years.  Notable birds were a
winter plumage black-bellied plover and 5 pectoral sandpipers though none
were within the tour loop area.  The Northern Harriers have arrived!

Canada Goose            2188
Mallard                 11677
Pintail                 34080
GW Teal           18255
Cinnamon Teal           3257
Northern Shoveler 35970
Gadwall           25181
Wigeon                  16969
Canvasback        6029
Redhead           2397
Scaup             4
Ruddy Duck        3688
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Eared Grebe       12
Western Grebe           204
Clark's Grebe           146
AW Pelican        828
DC Cormorant            339
GB Heron          93
Great Egret       19
Snowy Egret       29
BC Night Heron          36
WF Ibis                 555
Black-bellied Plover    1
Killdeer                247
BN Stilt                98
American Avocet   2231
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs      48
Lesser Yellowlegs 35
LB Curlew         1
Marbled Godwit          5140
Least Sandpiper   15
Pectoral Sandpiper      5
Dowitcher         5180
Franklin's Gull         661
RB Gull                 2076
California Gull         166
Forster's Tern          69
Coot              24748
Turkey Vulture          1
Northern Harrier        18
Peregrine Falcon  1

Bridget Olson
Wildlife Biologist
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
58 S. 950 W.
Brigham City, UT  84302
Phone: 435/723-5887 ext. 13
Fax: 435/723-8873

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