Posted Thursday, January 8, 2004

01/20 — Bridget Olson, Wildlife Biologist for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (BRMBR), conducted a Waterbird/Raptor Survey at the BRMBR and reported the following: The Refuge is 99 percent frozen over. Only a few pockets of open water where the Refuge canals run into the Great Salt Lake. A few hardy birds persist. Birds sighted from the tour loop include Rough-legged Hawk, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Coot, Great Blue Heron, Prairie Falcon, and Short-eared Owl.

• Canada Goose: 1
• Mallard: 110
• Northern Pintail: 30
• Common Goldeneye: 89
• Common Merganser: 43
• Pied-billed Grebe: 36
• Great Blue Heron: 31
• Coot: 2
• Bald Eagle: 13
• Northern Harrier: 8
• Red-tailed Hawk: 1
• Rough-legged Hawk: 26
• American Kestrel: 1
• Merlin: 1
• Short-eared Owl: 3