Posted
Friday, November 28, 2003
11/26 — Bridget Olson, Wildlife Biologist at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (BRMBR conducted a Waterbird/Raptor Survey at BRMBR and reported that all units are about 95% frozen over with a dusting of snow. Only the deep-water canals and the Bear River have open water. Unusual sightings include 2 Great Egrets, 1 Prairie Falcon, 1 Common Loon, a female Long-tailed Duck and 2 lingering American White Pelicans. The Tundra Swan count is down to about 1/2 of what it was this time last week for the GSL basin. Most of the birds sighting were within the closed portion of the Refuge. Bird counts follow:
| Tundra Swan |
1462 |
| Canada Goose |
906 |
| Mallard |
4,883 |
| N. Pintail |
3,599 |
| Green-winged Teal |
3,093 |
| Northern Shoveler |
221 |
| Gadwall |
84 |
| American Wigeon |
150 |
| Canvasback |
1 |
| Scaup |
7 |
| C. Goldeneye |
753 |
| Bufflehead |
3 |
| C. Merganser |
51 |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
1 |
| Ruddy Duck |
8 |
| Total Ducks |
13,054 |
| Common Loon |
1 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
22 |
| Eared Grebe |
1 |
| American White Pelican |
2 |
| DC Cormorant |
3 |
| Great Blue Heron |
142 |
| Great Egret |
2 |
| Killdeer |
1 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
2,575 |
| California Gull |
695 |
| Coot |
37 |
| Bald Eagle |
11 |
| Golden Eagle |
2 |
| Northern Harrier |
43 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
| Rough-legged Hawk |
4 |
| Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
| Prairie Falcon |
1 |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
1 |
| Total birds |
18,968 |
