For the participants of the Shreve Migration Sensation, this is the report
(that never made it back to the school where the talks were presented) for
the birds seen at the Funk Bottoms Wildlife Area DOW Observation Tower
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with a few additions for additional numbers
seen from SR 95 only.

Observation conditions: fairly good to ideal after the fog lifted circa 9
a.m.

Any additions seen on Saturday March 24th on the Wildlife Area would be
appreciated (either numbers or species). Please send to me off list.

The numbers in the "Binoculars" column were observations that could be
counted/identified with a birder of average experience with a good pair
of 7x binoculars.

The Telescope only column (additional numbers) would require the use of a
moderately good spotting scope of 20x or greater to have identified.

The Rt. 95 column includes additional numbers (and species if not seen from
the tower).

     Common Name
 Binoculars
 Telescope only
 Rt. 95 Only
 Canada Goose
 20
 10
 50
 Mute Swan

 3

 Tundra Swan
 100


 Wood Duck
 4


 Gadwall

 4

 Eurasian Wigeon


 1
 American Wigeon
 5
 50
 200
 American Black Duck
 5
 45
 50
 Mallard
 10
 40

 Blue-winged Teal

 6

 Northern Shoveler
 4
 4

 Northern Pintail
 10
 40

 Green-winged Teal

 4

 Canvasback

 15
 20
 Redhead

 20

 Ring-necked Duck
 200
 1800

 Lesser Scaup
 5
 195

 Bufflehead
 5
 5

 Common Goldeneye

 1

 Hooded Merganser
 10
 10

 Ruddy Duck

 5

 Unidentified Ducks: about 50% divers


 1000 and counting
 Ring-necked Pheasant
 1


 Pied-billed Grebe
 1
 1

 Double-crested Cormorant

 75

 Great Blue Heron
 2


 Turkey Vulture
 2
 10

 Bald Eagle
 1
 2

 Red-tailed Hawk
 2
 3

 American Kestrel
 1


 American Coot
 80
 20

 Sandhill Crane


 10
 Bonaparte's Gull


 30
 Ring-billed Gull

 15

 Mourning Dove
 2


 Red-bellied Woodpecker
 1


 American Crow
 5


 Tree Swallow
 20


 Eastern Bluebird
 2


 American Robin
 1


 Northern Mockingbird
 1


 European Starling
 5


 Song Sparrow
 3


 Northern Cardinal
 4


 Red-winged Blackbird
 30


 House Sparrow
 2



Other vertebrates and critters.


Butterfly - possibly Mourning Cloak
Leopard Frog - heard
Spring Peepers - heard
Painted Turtles - seen
Muskrat - seen

Roger Troutman

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