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Cogswell
1948
Journal
45
Ex. 30 (p.4) of the state park area; and the brant circled & circled high over the bay, but only once were successful in getting down on the water. Our tally of the birds in this area follows, all large numbers being estimates: [* = entry under species account].
Common Loon - 2
Arctic Loon - 1
Red-throated Loon - 2
Horned Grebe - 20 +
Eared Grebe - 12 +
Western Grebe - 25+
Red-billed Gulls - 2
White Pelican - 100+
Brown Pelican - 14
Double-crested Cormorant - 45+
* Great Blue Heron - 63
Am. Corm Egret - 12
Snowy Egret - 2
* Whistling Swan - 1
Brant - 700 +
Dabbling ducks (sp?)-1000+ (seemed too far away)
Baldpate 160
Pintail 700
Green-winged Teal-800
Shoveller 300+
Canvasback 3
Surf Scoter - 100 +
Ruddy Duck - 350 (250 at Baywood)
Turkey Vulture - 3
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Marsh Hawk - 2
*Beregrine Falcon - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 1
Coot - 3700 {including 300 at Baywood}
Black-billed Clover - 22
Semipalmated Clover - 6
* Long-billed Curlew - 65 +
Willett - 5000+
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Knot - 14 (more on rock)
Greater Yellow-legs - 8
small sandpiper (sp?)-2800
Least Sandpiper - 500 +
Red-backed Sandpiper - 9
Dowitcher - 20
Marbled Godwit - 1400+
Avocet - 120+