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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 4360
Common Loon - 20
Horned Grebe - 8
Northern Gannet - 1135
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 2532
Great Blue Heron - 1
Snow Goose - 1
Brant - 22
Canada Goose - 60
Wood Duck - 1
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 11
American Black Duck - 278
Mallard - 49
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 21
Ring-necked Duck - 7
Greater Scaup - 30
Lesser Scaup - 9
scaup, sp. - 16
Common Eider - 3
Long-tailed Duck - 18
Black Scoter - 1705
Surf Scoter - 1181
White-winged Scoter - 32
dark-winged scoter - 2470
unidentified scoter - 580
Common Goldeneye - 8
Bufflehead - 41
Hooded Merganser - 13
Red-breasted Merganser - 55
Laughing Gull - 9
Ring-billed Gull - 374
Herring Gull - 240
Great Black-backed Gull - 50
Royal Tern - 5
dabbler, sp. - 18
Northern Shoveler - 24
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 19 208 260
Turkey Vulture 118 1267 1856
Osprey 0 39 1631
Bald Eagle 5 65 272
Northern Harrier 30 419 1278
Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 1610 13500
Cooper's Hawk 34 404 2765
Northern Goshawk 2 26 26
Red-shouldered Hawk 37 219 325
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 134 959 1308
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 1 59 4617
Merlin 1 30 1338
Peregrine Falcon 3 35 1330
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 447 5364 31096
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 6213
Common Loon - 26
Northern Gannet - 2443
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1883
Great Blue Heron - 6
Great Egret - 15
Snow Goose - 821
Brant - 42
Canada Goose - 236
Wood Duck - 15
American Wigeon - 4
American Black Duck - 51
Mallard - 17
Green-winged Teal - 76
Greater Scaup - 26
Lesser Scaup - 3
Long-tailed Duck - 33
Black Scoter - 571
Surf Scoter - 210
White-winged Scoter - 19
dark-winged scoter - 1000
unidentified scoter - 585
Bufflehead - 31
Hooded Merganser - 39
Red-breasted Merganser - 23
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 10
Ring-billed Gull - 557
Herring Gull - 149
Great Black-backed Gull - 70
Forster's Tern - 24
Royal Tern - 14
American Oystercatcher - 9
Northern Shoveler - 9
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 14 189 241
Turkey Vulture 117 1149 1738
Osprey 0 39 1631
Bald Eagle 6 60 267
Northern Harrier 12 389 1248
Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 1547 13437
Cooper's Hawk 14 370 2731
Northern Goshawk 1 24 24
Red-shouldered Hawk 24 182 288
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 95 825 1174
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 2 58 4616
Merlin 3 29 1337
Peregrine Falcon 1 32 1327
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 352 4917 30649
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 424
Common Loon - 9
Northern Gannet - 1421
Double-crested Cormorant - 6
American Black Duck - 5
Greater Scaup - 2
Black Scoter - 106
Surf Scoter - 65
White-winged Scoter - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 65
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 4
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 10
Great Black-backed Gull - 33
Forster's Tern - 18
Royal Tern - 1
Monarch - 2
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 7078
Common Loon - 18
Northern Gannet - 2081
Great Cormorant - 5
Double-crested Cormorant - 73
Wood Duck - 3
American Black Duck - 4
Northern Pintail - 5
Green-winged Teal - 45
Greater Scaup - 11
Lesser Scaup - 2
Common Eider - 1
Long-tailed Duck - 2
Black Scoter - 2052
Surf Scoter - 670
White-winged Scoter - 38
unidentified scoter - 12
Red-breasted Merganser - 89
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Laughing Gull - 57
Ring-billed Gull - 108
Herring Gull - 28
Great Black-backed Gull - 23
Forster's Tern - 67
Royal Tern - 12
Monarch - 3
Aythya, sp. - 4
American Oystercatcher - 11
Ruddy Duck - 1
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 3163
Common Loon - 84
Northern Gannet - 1948
Brant - 2
American Black Duck - 6
Green-winged Teal - 49
Ring-necked Duck - 6
Long-tailed Duck - 12
Black Scoter - 2741
Surf Scoter - 1742
White-winged Scoter - 24
dark-winged scoter - 840
Bufflehead - 2
Hooded Merganser - 9
Red-breasted Merganser - 175
Parasitic Jaeger - 1
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 50
Herring Gull - 37
Great Black-backed Gull - 13
Forster's Tern - 9
Royal Tern - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 175 227
Turkey Vulture 0 1032 1621
Osprey 1 39 1631
Bald Eagle 0 54 261
Northern Harrier 1 377 1236
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 1484 13374
Cooper's Hawk 1 356 2717
Northern Goshawk 0 23 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 158 264
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 1 730 1079
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 56 4614
Merlin 0 26 1334
Peregrine Falcon 1 31 1326
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 7 4565 30297
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 4295
Common Loon - 42
Northern Gannet - 266
Great Cormorant - 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 1300
Brant - 5
Canada Goose - 1
Wood Duck - 1
Gadwall - 1
American Wigeon - 58
American Black Duck - 179
Mallard - 5
Northern Pintail - 4
Green-winged Teal - 123
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Greater Scaup - 120
Lesser Scaup - 56
Long-tailed Duck - 26
Black Scoter - 10335
Surf Scoter - 7242
White-winged Scoter - 99
unidentified scoter - 2190
Bufflehead - 23
Hooded Merganser - 10
Red-breasted Merganser - 523
Laughing Gull - 324
Ring-billed Gull - 403
Herring Gull - 24
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Aythya, sp. - 83
American Oystercatcher - 7
Red-necked Grebe - 2
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 3 175 227
Turkey Vulture 12 1032 1621
Osprey 0 38 1630
Bald Eagle 0 54 261
Northern Harrier 2 376 1235
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 1482 13372
Cooper's Hawk 2 355 2716
Northern Goshawk 1 23 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 158 264
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 4 729 1078
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 56 4614
Merlin 0 26 1334
Peregrine Falcon 0 30 1325
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 29 4558 30290
| | 18-Nov | 2007 TOTAL | HIST PEAK | PEAK | DATE | RECORD |
| Red-throated Loon | 10348 | 86041 | 10978 | 73704 | 18-Nov | 73704 |
| Common Loon | 323 | 6169 | 687 | 5066 | 18-Nov | 5066 |
| Horned Grebe | 21 | 453 | 104 | 388 | 14-Nov | 388 |
| Northern Gannet | 570 | 42067 | 6914 | 5602 | 9-Nov | 91951+ |
| Great Cormorant | 2 | 187 | 24 | 145 | 2-Oct | 145 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 414 | 439558 | 21856 | 240670 | 8-Nov | 240670 |
| Great Blue Heron | 11 | 2113 | 699 | 1530 | 12-Oct | 1530 |
| Great Egret | | 1432 | 222 | 822 | 12-Oct | 822 |
| Snowy Egret | | 893 | 259 | 487 | 12-Oct | 487 |
| Snow Goose | | 17218 | 5933 | 17146 | 12-Oct | 17146 |
| Brant | 35 | 20111 | 3915 | 16558 | 12-Oct | 16558 |
| Canada Goose | | 1438 | 17238 | 501 | 13-Oct | 23242+ |
| Tundra Swan | | 603 | 382 | 601 | | 601 |
| Wood Duck | 9 | 391 | 563 | 73 | 4-Nov | 1607+ |
| Gadwall | | 18 | 25 | 5 | 15-Oct | 93+ |
| American Wigeon | 2 | 1315 | 250 | 1037 | 17-Oct | 1037 |
| American Black Duck | 53 | 6413 | 647 | 4422 | 12-Nov | 4422 |
| Mallard | 3 | 146 | 140 | 36 | 12-Nov | 620+ |
| Northern Pintail | | 1147 | 876 | 216 | 23-Sep | 3601+ |
| Green-winged Teal | 103 | 17147 | 3197 | 11024 | 26-Oct | 11024 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 5 | 499 | 201 | 350 | 31-Oct | 350 |
| Greater Scaup | 127 | 787 | 364 | 120 | 16-Oct | 2259+ |
| Lesser Scaup | 101 | 665 | 720 | 85 | 25-Oct | 2960+ |
| scaup, sp. | | 3760 | 790 | 3667 | | 3667 |
| Common Eider | 2 | 205 | 43 | 169 | 16-Oct | 169 |
| Long-tailed Duck | 98 | 4640 | 1603 | 4159 | 17-Nov | 4159 |
| Black Scoter | 16570 | 424262 | 42507 | 256633 | 25-Oct | 256633 |
| Surf Scoter | 12821 | 378990 | 42522 | 208857 | 25-Oct | 208857 |
| White-winged Scoter | 251 | 6557 | 961 | 6126 | 18-Nov | 6126 |
| dark-winged scoter | | 171420 | 27681 | 160828 | 9-Oct | 160828 |
| unidentified scoter | 657 | 107718 | | 44900 | 25-Oct | 44900 |
| Common Goldeneye | 3 | 310 | 124 | 290 | | 290 |
| Bufflehead | 85 | 4305 | 1432 | 2428 | 17-Nov | 2428 |
| Hooded Merganser | 21 | 553 | 113 | 371 | 17-Nov | 371 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 324 | 7408 | 1252 | 6439 | 19-Nov | 6439 |