Year 1 Bird Use at Mowitch

2002 Seasonal Bird Counts at Mowitch
Common Name Scientific Name Total Count Spring Summer Fall
Cormorants          
double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 3     3
Bitterns and Herons          
great blue heron Ardea herodias 3   1 2
Waterfowl          
American wigeon Anas americana 11   1 10
Canada goose Branta canadensis 33 9 23 1
mallard Anas platyrhynchos 46 2 15 29
Hawks and Falcons          
Cooper's hawk Accipter cooperii 1     1
Plovers          
killdeer Charadrius vociferus 30 2 17 11
Sandpipers          
semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla 16   16  
spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia 15 4 10 1
western sandpiper Calidris mauri 2     2
Gulls and Terns          
Caspian tern Sterna caspia 2   2  
glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens 16 1 11 4
Doves          
mourning dove Zenaida macroura 7 4 3  
Kingfishers          
belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 3   2 1
kingfisher Ceryle sp. 5     5
Swallows          
barn swallow Hirundo rustica 7   7  
cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 22 16 6  
violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina 8 1 7  
Crows          
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 15   2 13
Northwestern crow Corvus caurinus 3   2 1
Thrushes          
American robin Turdus migratorius 3 1 2  
Pipits          
American pipit Anthus rubescens 21     21
Starlings          
European starling Sturnus vulgaris 297 4 103 190
Warblers          
common yellowthroat Geothylpis trichas 1     1
Old World Sparrows          
house sparrow Passer domesticus 2 2    
Finches and Sparrows          
American goldfinch Carduelis tristis 10   10  
house finch Carpodacus mexicanus 48 2 20 26
Oregon junco Junco hyemalis 9 5   4
savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 18     18
song sparrow Melospiza melodia 12 2 1 9
white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 4 2 2  
  Total Number of Species: 31 15 22 21
  Total Number of Birds: 673 57 263 353
Notes: Spring = March to May
Blank indicates no bird was observed. Summer = June to August
Fall = September to November