4/15/08 Bird Census

7:30 am to 2:00 pm - hawk counters Dan & Barb Myers at the wildlife observation tower near the nature center.
Chris Knoll & Mary Warren checked the rest of the marsh, boardwalk, trails, beaches, lake, and park roads.

1. Horned Grebe - 1 causeway
2. P.b. Grebe - 7
3. A. White Pelican - 1 seen from tower
4. D.C. Cormorant - 94
5. G. Blue Heron - 15
6. Great Egret - 6
7. Mute Swan -1
8. Trumpeter Swan - 6
9. Canada Geese - 75
10. Mallard - 10
11. Gadwall - 31
12. Green-winged Teal - 1 male
13. Blue-winged Teal - 17
14. N. Shoveler - 32
15. Wood Duck - 6
16. Redhead - 2 on Lake Erie
17. Ring-necked Duck - 66
18. Greater Scaup - 4 on Lake Erie
19. Lesser Scaup - 426 on Lake Erie
20. Bufflehead - 6
21. Ruddy Duck - 682 on Lake Erie
22. Turkey Vulture - 17
23. Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
24. Cooper's Hawk - 1
25. Red-tailed Hawk - 14
26. Bald Eagle - 12
27. N. Harrier - 2
28. Sora - 2 heard from boardwalk
29. A. Coot - 247
30. Killdeer - 11
31. Herring Gull - 8
32. R.b.Gull - 27
33. Bonaparte's Gull - 231
34. M. Dove - 16
35. B. Kingfisher - 5
36. N. Flicker - 12
37. Y.b. Sapsucker - 5
38. Downy Woodpecker - 13
39. E. Phoebe - 2
40. Tree Swallow - 76
41. Barn Swallow - 1
42. Purple Martin - 1 male near nature center
43. Blue jay - 1
44. A. Crow - 1
45. B.C. Chickadee - 2
46. R.B. Nuthatch - 1
47. B. Creeper - 2
48. Winter Wren - 2 singing on boardwalk in the a.m.
49. Carolina Wren - 1
50. Brown Thrasher - 2
51. A. Robin - 59
52. Hermit Thrush - 8
53. G.C. Kinglet - 7
54. R.C. Kinglet - 9
55. E. Starling - 57
56. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 24
57. Pine Warbler - 2 males at the nature center!!
58. Ovenbird - 1 male singing on the boardwalk in the a.m.
59. Red-winged Blackbird - 260
60. Rusty Blackbirds - 26
61. C. Grackle - 187
62. Brown-headed Cowbird - 8
63. N. Cardinal - 25
64. D.E. Junco - 8
65. A. Tree Sparrow - 15
66. White-throated Sparrow - 2
67. Swamp Sparrow - 13
68. Song Sparrow - 40
69. A. Goldfinch - 6
70. House Sparrow - 19