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