Seasonal Bird Counts at Squally Beach - Year 2 (2003)
Common Name Scientific Name Total Count Spring Summer Fall
American coot Fulica americana 1 1    
American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 108 8 3 97
American goldfinch Carduelis tristis 2   1 1
American robin Turdus migratorius 2 2    
American wigeon Anas americana 243 18   225
barn swallow Hirundo rustica 1 1    
belted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 7 4 3  
kingfisher Ceryle sp. 1     1
black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla 2   1 1
bufflehead Bucephala albeola 2     2
Canada goose Branta canadensis 39 2 31 6
Caspian tern Sterna caspia 3 3    
cormorant Phalacrocorax sp. 4   4  
crow Corvus sp. 4 3 1  
double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 4     4
downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens 1   1  
European starling Sturnus vulgaris 44 19 10 15
gadwall Anas strepera 1     1
glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens 45 28 3 14
golden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa 2     2
graylag goose Anser anser 1     1
great blue heron Ardea herodias 12 3 8 1
greater scaup Aythya marila 2 2    
green-winged teal Anas crecca 17 12 2 3
gull Larus sp. 2 2    
hawk Accipiter sp. 1     1
house finch Carpodacus mexicanus 20 3 3 14
killdeer Charadrius vociferus 18   4 14
mallard Anas platyrhynchos 66 11 40 15
Northwestern crow Corvus caurinus 6 6    
peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus 1 1    
purple martin Progne subis 15 14 1  
savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1   1  
song sparrow Melospiza melodia 21 8 6 7
spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia 2   2  
teal Anas sp. 2     2
violet-green swallow Tachycineta thalassina 3 3    
western sandpiper Calidris mauri 3     3
  Total Number of Species: 38 22 19 22
  Total Number of Birds: 709 154 125 430
Notes: Spring = March to May
Blank indicates no bird was observed. Summer = June to August
Fall = September to November