Results of 1998 SERC winter bird count (9 January 1999) 
No. of observers : 9 No. of parties : 4 Party hrs : ca. 24 Weather : Temp = 10-20° F; winds: calm to 
slight; Ice: none; Cloud cover: 0-10% Sectors : 1 - Camp Letts S. to Dock Rd; 2 - Dock Rd S. to Muddy 
Creek; 3 - Muddy Creek S. to Cumberstone Rd; 4 - Cumberstone Rd. S. to West River. 
Species 
No. counted in sector 
1 2 3 
4 
total 
Horned Grebe 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Great Blue Heron 
1 
^3 
1 
0 
A % ^ 
Tundra Swan 
0 
(y -ZHT 
30 
40 
93^0 
Mute Swan 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Canada Goose 
362 
99 
83 
225 
769 
Mallard 
5 
32 
30 
0 
25 
87 
Black Duck 
o 
10 
160 
4 
20 
194 
Canvasback 
1 
o 
0 
2200 
2,201 
Lesser Scaup 
V 
0 
0 
12 
13 
Common Goldeneye 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
Bufflehead 
5 
0 
0 
8 
13 
Ruddy Duck 
0 
0 
0 
2500 
2500 
Red-breasted Merganser 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Hooded Merganser 
0 
14 
0 
0 
14 
Turkey Vulture 
2 
2 
2 
1 
7 
Black Vulture 
2 
i 
1 
0 
4 
Bald Eagle 5 
3 
0 
0 
3 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Red-tailed Hawk 
■ 2 
2 
1 
2 
7 
Red-shouldered Hawk 
Y1 
0 
0 
0 
Kestrel 
1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
Marsh Harrier 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Kildeer 
3 
2 
0 
1 
6 
Herring Gull 
27 
15 
8 
39 
89 
Ring-billed Gull 
15 
12 
8 
0 
35 
Great Black-backed Gull 
r 
1 
0 
2 
0 
3 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 
- 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mourning Dove 
* 
10 
15 
1 
3 
29 
Rock Dove 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Great Horned Owl 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Barred Owl 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Screech Owl 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Long-eared Owl 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Belted Kingfisher 
. 2 
5 
0 
0 
7 
Common Flicker 
5 
1 
2 
6 
14 
Pileated Woodpecker 
- 
3 
2 
1 
0 
6 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
* 
3 
2 
0 
0 
5 
Hairy Woodpecker 
1 
2 
1 
0 
4 
Downy Woodpecker 
5 
3 
1 
3 
12 
