Unofficial results from the monthly Ottawa N.W.R. Census (many do not have totals listed)
FEB. 04, 2007 - Hike the east and west sides, lunch at 12:00pm, drive the backside from 1:00pm-4:30pm.
TEMP.: -2 to 3 (8am-noon), not much warmer for the rest of the count.
COND.: Frigid, bright & sunny early; frigid w/ clouds/sun mix later.
WIND: 15-25mph from the west.
OBS.: Ed Pierce, Jim Reyda, Douglas W. Vogus.
I. MAMMALS: 2 SPECIES.
1. Eastern Fox Squirrel - 2
2. White-tailed Deer - 7 (1 buck,4 doe,2?)
II. BIRDS: 46 SPECIES.
(@= approximately - I don't have the exact totals yet)
1. Canada Goose - (over 2500 on front, less on back)
2. Snow Goose - 40 (20 white phase, 20 blue phase)
3. Mute Swan - 2
4. Tundra Swan -  (632 on back, less on front)
5. Trumpeter Swan - 11
6. American Black Duck - @20
7. Mallard -  (236 on back side, less on front)
8. American Wigeon - 4 (front side)
9. Redhead -  @12
10. Common Goldeneye - @30
11. Ruddy Duck - 2
12. Hooded Merganser - 2
13. Common Merganser - @70
14. Cooper's Hawk - 1
15. Red-tailed Hawk - 5
16. Bald Eagle - 4 (2 adult, 2 immature)
17. Northern Harrier - 4 (1m,3f)
18. American Coot - @80
19. Great Black-backed Gull - 1
20. Herring Gull - @10
21. Ring-billed Gull - @20
22. Mourning Dove - @17
23. Great Horned Owl - 1
24. Eastern Screech-Owl - 1 (gray phase)
25. Northern Flicker - 1
26. Red-bellied Woodpecker - @4
27. Red-headed Woodpecker - 1 (adult in Butternut Woods)
28. Downy Woodpecker - @10
29. Hairy Woodpecker - 1
*** one Eastern Phoebe dead in the snow***
30. Horned Lark - 3
31. Blue Jay
32. Tufted Titmouse - 1
33. White-breasted Nuthatch - 1
34. Carolina Wren
35. American Robin - @4
36. European Starling
37. Dark-eyed Junco
38. American Tree Sparrow
39. Swamp Sparrow - 1
40. Song Sparrow
41. Eastern Meadowlark - 12 (all together on back side)
42. Red-winged Blackbird - 1 (m)
43. Northern Cardinal
44. House Finch - 1
45. American Goldfinch
46. House Sparrow
Douglas W. Vogus, Akron, Ohio.



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