Seasonal Bird Counts at Middle Waterway (Simpson/Trustees) - Year 1 (2002)
Common Name Scientific Name Total Count Spring Summer Fall
Cormorants          
double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 5     5
Bitterns and Herons          
great blue heron Ardea herodias 2   1 1
Waterfowl          
American wigeon Anas americana 6 6    
Canada goose Branta canadensis 9 4   5
mallard Anas platyrhynchos 6   6  
Plovers          
American golden plover Pluvialis dominica 1     1
killdeer Charadrius vociferus 11 2 7 2
Sandpipers          
semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla 8   8  
spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia 2   2  
western sandpiper Calidris mauri 5     5
Gulls and Terns          
Caspian tern Sterna caspia 4 3 1  
glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens 73 14 30 29
Heermann's gull Larus heermanni 1     1
Doves          
rock dove Columba livia 6   4 2
Kingfishers          
kingfisher Ceryle sp. 1     1
Woodpeckers          
red-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus cafer 1     1
Swallows          
barn swallow Hirundo rustica 3   3  
cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1   1  
swallow   2 2    
violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina 6   6  
Crows          
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 19 3 3 13
Northwestern crow Corvus caurinus 15 4 6 5
Bushtits          
bushtit Psaltriparus minimus 2   2  
Thrushes          
American robin Turdus migratorius 3 1 2  
Starlings          
European starling Sturnus vulgaris 24 5 18 1
Finches and Sparrows          
American goldfinch Carduelis tristis 1 1    
house finch Carpodacus mexicanus 23 5 10 8
song sparrow Melospiza melodia 11   4 7
white-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 7 2 5  
Blackbirds and Orioles          
cowbird Molothrus sp. 2   2  
  Total Number of Species: 30 13 20 16
  Total Number of Birds: 260 52 121 87
Notes: Spring = March to May
Blank indicates no bird was observed. Summer = June to August
Fall = September to November