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Monthly
Bird Counts at Upper Newport Bay
from
Shellmaker Island to the upper boat limit & back
from aboard the electric
boat
Sept.
2000 to Aug. 2002
The days we were unable to do a count
are marked with an X. Reasons for not doing a count were inclement
weather, lack of a skipper, or the boat not working. (The next year's counts
will be done from the shore if we are unable to use the boat for that morning's
count.)
| Bird species |
9/00 |
10/00 |
11/00 |
12/00 |
1/01 |
2/X |
3/X |
4/01 |
5/01 |
6/01 |
7/01 |
8/X |
9/01 |
10/01 |
11/01 |
12/01 |
1/X |
2/02 |
3/02 |
4/02 |
5/X |
6/X |
7/X |
8/X |
| LOONS & GREBES |
. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
. |
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| Common Loon |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
8 |
3 |
24 |
1 |
3 |
. |
. |
5 |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
4 |
. |
8 |
9 |
. |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Eared Grebe |
. |
4 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
9 |
13 |
. |
17 |
5 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Horned Grebe |
. |
. |
2 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Western Grebe |
. |
2 |
29 |
23 |
14 |
. |
. |
9 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
17 |
15 |
. |
61 |
14 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Clark's Grebe |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
1 |
8 |
3 |
. |
. |
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| PELICANS & CORMORANTS |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| American White Pelican |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Brown Pelican |
15 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
3 |
. |
25 |
. |
5 |
23 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
10 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
17 |
. |
. |
39 |
4 |
15 |
12 |
. |
8 |
. |
6 |
13 |
. |
9 |
13 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| HERONS & EGRETS |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Great Blue Heron |
18 |
2 |
11 |
32 |
12 |
. |
. |
5 |
2 |
14 |
5 |
. |
12 |
. |
8 |
6 |
. |
11 |
5 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Great Egret |
8 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
. |
. |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
. |
8 |
. |
4 |
2 |
. |
7 |
6 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Snowy Egret |
10 |
1 |
24 |
5 |
2 |
. |
. |
16 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
. |
31 |
. |
16 |
8 |
. |
4 |
4 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tricolored Heron |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Green Heron |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
X |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| DUCKS & GEESE |
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. |
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. |
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| Canada Goose |
. |
. |
. |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| Gadwall |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| American Wigeon... |
X |
32 |
110 |
250 |
87 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
160 |
265 |
. |
40 |
16 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mallard |
X |
1 |
4 |
25 |
23 |
. |
. |
7 |
5 |
12 |
65 |
. |
12 |
. |
9 |
6 |
. |
3 |
16 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Blue-winged Teal |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Cinnamon Teal |
X |
. |
36 |
150 |
39 |
. |
. |
21 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
6 |
. |
. |
2 |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Northern Shoveler |
. |
. |
7 |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
4 |
18 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Northern Pintail |
X |
. |
4 |
100 |
84 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
61 |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Green-winged Teal |
X |
. |
16 |
35 |
25 |
. |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
12 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| Canvasback |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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| Redhead |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Lesser S.caup |
. |
. |
. |
10 |
12 |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
7 |
32 |
. |
220 |
135 |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Surf Scoter |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bufflehead |
. |
. |
75 |
200 |
126 |
. |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
27 |
284 |
. |
126 |
75 |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ruddy Duck |
. |
42 |
180 |
300 |
325 |
. |
. |
120 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
95 |
326 |
. |
689 |
154 |
169 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| DIURNAL BIRDS of PREY |
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. |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| Turkey Vulture |
3 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
. |
3 |
. |
4 |
2 |
. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Osprey |
X |
2 |
. |
3 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
4 |
2 |
. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| White-tailed Kite |
X |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| Northern Harrier |
. |
. |
3 |
1 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
X |
. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
2 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Red-shouldered Hawk |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| .Sharp-shinned Hawk |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Cooper's Hawk |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| accipter sp. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| American Kestrel |
X |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Peregrine Falcon |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
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| RAILS |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Clapper Rail |
X |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sora |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Common Moorhen |
X |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| American Coot |
19 |
32 |
925 |
230 |
349 |
. |
. |
422 |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
250 |
1349 |
. |
65 |
77 |
184 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| PLOVERS |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Black-bellied Plover |
X |
5 |
400 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
7 |
. |
25 |
23 |
. |
207 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
17 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Killdeer |
10 |
1 |
25 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Semipalmated Plover |
X |
. |
30 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
39 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Snowy Plover |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
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| STILTS & AVOCETS |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Black-necked Stilt |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| American Avocet |
. |
1 |
30 |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
170 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
29 |
. |
. |
35 |
47 |
38 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| SHOREBIRDS |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
3 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Willet |
42 |
19 |
145 |
221 |
81 |
. |
. |
104 |
1 |
15 |
147 |
. |
127 |
. |
77 |
. |
. |
6 |
123 |
57 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
4 |
. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
4 |
1 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Whimbrel |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
7 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Long-billed Curlew |
20 |
1 |
12 |
30 |
5 |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
1 |
4 |
. |
18 |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
20 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Marbled Godwit |
110 |
29 |
370 |
350 |
74 |
. |
. |
76 |
12 |
14 |
68 |
. |
115 |
. |
230 |
. |
. |
180 |
84 |
101 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sanderling |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Least Sandpiper |
X |
. |
1300 |
. |
300 |
. |
. |
27 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
20 |
. |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Western Sandpiper |
. |
. |
1300 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
153 |
4 |
. |
3 |
. |
270 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| sandpiper sp. |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
865 |
. |
700 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dunlin |
. |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dowitcher (Short-billed) |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
500 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dowitcher (Long-billed) |
X |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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310 |
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320 |
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| Western Gull |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
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| California Gull |
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| Heermann's Gull |
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| Bonaparte's Gull |
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| Forster's Tern |
16 |
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3 |
11 |
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46 |
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42 |
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| Caspian Tern |
14 |
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51 |
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| Elegant Tern |
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| Least Tern |
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| Black Skimmer |
3 |
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| DOVES |
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| Mourning Dove |
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| Rock Dove |
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| SWIFTS |
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| White-throated Swift |
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| HUMMINGBIRDS |
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| Anna's Hummingbirds |
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| Allen's Hummingbirds |
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| KINGFISHERS |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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3 |
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2 |
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