Posted
Monday, October 20, 2003
Waterbird/raptor survey
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October 17, 2003: Bridget Olson, Wildlife Biologist at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (BRMBR), conducted a waterbird/raptor survey and reported that diving ducks and a few Tundra Swans have moved into the refuge. The Tour route unit has refilled but is very shallow thus far. It is being mostly used by California and Ring-billed Gulls, a few Avocets and a handful of ducks and geese. American Pipits are common on the roadsides and even out on the mud flats.
| Tundra Swan |
20 |
| Canada Geese |
3,426 |
| Mallard |
13,708 |
| Northern Pintail |
20,710 |
| Green-winged Teal |
1,067 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler |
1,514 |
| Gadwall |
11,960 |
| American Wigeon |
13,537 |
| Canvasback |
2,836 |
| Redhead |
1,232 |
| Lesser Scaup |
669 |
| Bufflehead |
28 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
31 |
| Ruddy Duck |
5,977 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
9 |
| Eared Grebe |
493 |
| Western Grebe |
3 |
| American White Pelican |
25 |
| DC Cormorant |
354 |
| GB Heron |
63 |
| Snowy Egret |
4 |
| BC Night Heron |
2 |
| WF Ibis |
1 |
| Killdeer |
1 |
| American Avocet |
84 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
2 |
| Marbled Godwit |
6 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
6,386 |
| California Gull |
1,168 |
| Herring Gull |
3 |
| Virginia Rail |
1 |
| American Coot |
1,657 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
| Northern Harrier |
17 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
| Am. Kestrel |
1 |
