| Seasonal Bird Counts at Squally Beach - Year 1 (2002) |
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| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Total Count |
Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
| Cormorants |
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| double-crested
cormorant |
Phalacrocorax
auritus |
6 |
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5 |
1 |
| Bitterns and Herons |
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| great
blue heron |
Ardea herodias |
10 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
| Waterfowl |
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| American
wigeon |
Anas americana |
237 |
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4 |
233 |
| Canada goose |
Branta canadensis |
33 |
9 |
24 |
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| green-winged teal |
Anas crecca |
11 |
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11 |
| mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
96 |
1 |
30 |
65 |
| Ospreys |
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| osprey |
Pandion
haliaetus |
1 |
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1 |
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| Plovers |
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| killdeer |
Charadrius
vociferus |
8 |
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4 |
4 |
| Sandpipers |
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| semipalmated
sandpiper |
Calidris pusilla |
15 |
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15 |
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| spotted sandpiper |
Actitis macularia |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
| Gulls and Terns |
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| Caspian
tern |
Sterna caspia |
7 |
4 |
3 |
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| glaucous gull |
Larus hyperboreus |
1 |
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1 |
| glaucous-winged gull |
Larus glaucescens |
20 |
|
9 |
11 |
| immature gull |
Larus sp. |
3 |
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2 |
1 |
| Kingfishers |
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| kingfisher |
Ceryle sp. |
1 |
1 |
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| Woodpeckers |
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| red-shafted
flicker |
Colaptes auratus
cafer |
1 |
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1 |
| Swallows |
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| purple
martin |
Progne subis |
26 |
2 |
24 |
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| violet-green swallow |
Tachycineta thalassina |
2 |
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2 |
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| Chickadees |
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| black-capped
chickadee |
Poecile
atricapilla |
1 |
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1 |
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| Crows |
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| American
crow |
Corvus
brachyrhynchos |
7 |
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3 |
4 |
| Northwestern crow |
Corvus caurinus |
17 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
| Thrushes |
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| American
robin |
Turdus
migratorius |
1 |
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1 |
| Starlings |
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| European
starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
6 |
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6 |
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| Finches
and Sparrows |
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| American
goldfinch |
Carduelis
tristis |
6 |
1 |
5 |
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| house finch |
Carpodacus mexicanus |
4 |
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2 |
2 |
| song sparrow |
Melospiza melodia |
19 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
| white-crowned sparrow |
Zonotrichia leucophrys |
3 |
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3 |
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Total Number of Species: |
27 |
9 |
22 |
16 |
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Total Number of Birds: |
544 |
29 |
158 |
357 |
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| Notes: |
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Spring = March to May |
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| Blank indicates no bird
was observed. |
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Summer = June to August |
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Fall = September to November |
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