Results of 1997 SERC winter bird count (10 January 1998) 
No. of observers : 22 No. of parties : 4 Party hrs : ca. 32 Weather : Temp = 30-55° 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 
1 
. counted in sector 
2 3 4 
total 
Horned Grebe 
1 
1 
Great Blue Heron 
2 
2 
7 
11 
Tundra Swan 
5 
8 
57 
70 
Mute Swan 
2 
2 
4 
Canada Goose 
210 120 
500 
245 
1,075 
Mallard 
9 
20 
33 
62 
Black Duck 
64 
150 
61 
275 
Canvasback 
2,263 
4 
20 
2,287 
Lesser Scaup 
1 
1 
2 
Common Goldeneye 
3 
3 
Bufflehead 
10 
3 
2 
73 
88 
Ruddy Duck 
1,510 
290 2,000 
13 
3,813 
Red-breasted Merganser 
1 
1 
Hooded Merganser 
2 
1 
3 
Turkey Vulture 
1 0 
8 
4 
3 
25 
Black Vulture 
4 
2 
6 
12 
Bald Eagle 
1 
2 
3 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 
2 
2 
Red-tailed Hawk 
3 
1 
2 
2 
8 
Red-shouldered Hawk 
2 
1 
1 
4 
Merlin 
1 
1 
Marsh Harrier 
1 
1 
Kildeer 
70 
70 
Herring Gull 
3 
6 
5 
64 
78 
Ring-billed Gull 
4 
8 
2 
29 
43 
Great Black-backed Gull 
1 
1 
1 
3 
Lesser Black-backed Gull 
1 
1 
Mourning Dove 
2 
4 
8 
14 
Rock Dove 
20 
20 
Great Horned Owl 
1 
2 
3 
Barred Owl 
1 
1 
Screech Owl 
1 
1 
Long-eared Owl 
1 
1 
Belted Kingfisher 
6 
3 
2 
11 
Common Flicker 
7 
20 
8 
19 
54 
Pileated Woodpecker 
1 
6 
3 
1 
11 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
1 
5 
6 
12 
Hairy Woodpecker 
1 
3 
2 
5 
11 
Downy Woodpecker 
5 
21 
15 
5 
46 
