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Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 2747
Common Loon - 23
Horned Grebe - 1
Northern Gannet - 2515
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 661
Great Blue Heron - 11
Great Egret - 4
Snow Goose - 4893
Brant - 64
Canada Goose - 157
Wood Duck - 12
Gadwall - 2
American Wigeon - 3
American Black Duck - 52
Mallard - 25
Northern Pintail - 1
Greater Scaup - 31
Lesser Scaup - 37
Long-tailed Duck - 118
Black Scoter - 45
Surf Scoter - 145
White-winged Scoter - 10
dark-winged scoter - 100
Bufflehead - 28
Hooded Merganser - 12
Red-breasted Merganser - 19
Laughing Gull - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 309
Herring Gull - 148
Great Black-backed Gull - 21
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 2430
Common Loon - 6
Horned Grebe - 3
Northern Gannet - 3884
Great Cormorant - 4
Double-crested Cormorant - 46
Great Blue Heron - 1
Snow Goose - 14
Brant - 3
Canada Goose - 11
Tundra Swan - 6
American Wigeon - 6
American Black Duck - 8
Greater Scaup - 25
Lesser Scaup - 32
Common Eider -5
Long-tailed Duck - 64
Black Scoter - 116
Surf Scoter - 426
White-winged Scoter - 12
unidentified scoter - 295
Common Goldeneye - 1
Bufflehead - 21
Hooded Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 17
Laughing Gull - 72
Bonaparte's Gull - 9
Ring-billed Gull - 148
Herring Gull - 17
Great Black-backed Gull - 7
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1
Royal tern - 2
Aythya, sp. - 105
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 20 263 315
Turkey Vulture 34 1381 1970
Osprey 0 40 1632
Bald Eagle 3 69 276
Northern Harrier 5 434 1293
Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 1704 13594
Cooper's Hawk 12 436 2797
Northern Goshawk 0 28 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 14 238 344
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 46 1032 1381
Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 2
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 1 61 4619
Merlin 0 33 1341
Peregrine Falcon 1 36 1331
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 179 5780 31512
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 974
Common Loon - 4
Horned Grebe - 10
Northern Gannet - 2816
Double-crested Cormorant - 3
Snow Goose - 11
Green-winged Teal - 43
Ring-necked Duck - 19
American Black Duck - 6
Greater Scaup - 14
Lesser Scaup - 11
Long-tailed Duck - 28
Black Scoter - 397
Surf Scoter - 1102
White-winged Scoter - 29
dark-winged scoter - 16
unidentified scoter - 44
Common Goldeneye - 1
Bufflehead - 6
Hooded Merganser - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 164
Laughing Gull - 44
Bonaparte's Gull - 37
Ring-billed Gull - 88
Herring Gull - 24
Great Black-backed Gull - 19
Royal Tern - 2
Northern Shoveler - 3
King Eider - 2
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 2423
Common Loon - 4
Horned Grebe - 6
Northern Gannet - 4833
Great Cormorant - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 330
Great Blue Heron - 1
Canada Goose - 7
Wood Duck - 5
American Black Duck - 12
Northern Pintail - 2
Greater Scaup - 6
Lesser Scaup - 50
Long-tailed Duck - 55
Black Scoter - 178
Surf Scoter - 816
White-winged Scoter - 18
unidentified scoter - 708
Common Goldeneye - 1
Bufflehead - 80
Hooded Merganser - 10
Red-breasted Merganser - 25
Laughing Gull - 365
Ring-billed Gull - 283
Great Black-backed Gull - 22
Royal Tern - 1
Northern Shoveler - 2
Ruddy Duck - 1
Canvasback - 1
Common Merganser - 1
American Coot - 1
Barrow's Goldeneye - 1
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 17 243 295
Turkey Vulture 24 1347 1936
Osprey 1 40 1632
Bald Eagle 0 66 273
Northern Harrier 5 429 1288
Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 1662 13552
Cooper's Hawk 10 424 2785
Northern Goshawk 0 28 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 224 330
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 3 986 1335
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 1 60 4618
Merlin 3 33 1341
Peregrine Falcon 0 35 1330
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 85 5601 31333
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 52
Common Loon - 2
Northern Gannet - 476
Greater Scaup - 1
Common Eider - 1
Black Scoter - 20
Surf Scoter - 40
White-winged Scoter - 1
Bufflehead - 1
Laughing Gull - 18
Bonaparte's Gull - 6
Ring-billed Gull - 56
Herring Gull - 11
Great Black-backed Gull - 40
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 226 278
Turkey Vulture 0 1323 1912
Osprey 0 39 1631
Bald Eagle 0 66 273
Northern Harrier 0 424 1283
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1642 13532
Cooper's Hawk 1 414 2775
Northern Goshawk 0 28 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 223 329
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 0 983 1332
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 59 4617
Merlin 0 30 1338
Peregrine Falcon 0 35 1330
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 1 5516 31248
Counter: Ken Behrens
Red-throated Loon - 3231
Common Loon - 12
Northern Gannet - 5200
Horned Grebe - 10
Double-crested Cormorant - 157
Canada Goose - 1
Tundra Swan - 13
American Wigeon - 16
Northern Pintail - 1
Green-winged Teal - 11
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Greater Scaup - 181
Lesser Scaup - 53
Common Eider - 38
Long-tailed Duck - 28
Black Scoter - 524
Surf Scoter - 1192
White-winged Scoter - 120
dark-winged scoter - 88
unidentified scoter - 299
Bufflehead - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 29
Laughing Gull - 137
Ring-billed Gull - 415
Herring Gull - 65
Great Black-backed Gull - 19
Forster's Tern - 6
Northern Shoveler - 12
Counter: Jessie Barry
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 18 226 278
Turkey Vulture 56 1323 1912
Osprey 0 39 1631
Bald Eagle 1 66 273
Northern Harrier 5 424 1283
Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 1642 13532
Cooper's Hawk 9 413 2774
Northern Goshawk 2 28 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 4 223 329
Broad-winged Hawk 0 16 575
Red-tailed Hawk 24 983 1332
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
Golden Eagle 0 8 12
American Kestrel 0 59 4617
Merlin 0 30 1338
Peregrine Falcon 0 35 1330
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1
Unknown 0 0 1
Total: 151 5515 31247
- Morning Flight 9-20-2008
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