Hawk Surveys

Survey Total 
Northern Harrier – 2
Northern Goshawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 7
Swainson’s Hawk – 2
Great Horned Owl – 1
Canada Goose – 16
Mallard – 8
Northern Pintail – 1
Northern Shoveler – 20
Gadwall – 7
American Wigeon – 6
Blue-winged Teal – 6
Green-winged Teal – 1
Lesser Scaup – 4
Canvasback – 2
Ruddy Duck – 7
Bufflehead – 6
Common Goldeneye – 6
Redhead – 5
Horned Grebe – 4
Eared Grebe – 2
American Coot – 9
gull sp – 1
Common Tern – 1
Black Tern – 10
Killdeer – 2
Willet – 1
Stilt Sandpiper – 30
Red Knot – 2
Sanderling – 1
Black-bellied Plover – 130
Baird’s Sandpiper – 10
Spotted Sandpiper – 4
White-rumped Sandpiper -1
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 10
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Wilson’s Phalarope – 1
Red-necked Phalarope – 80
Marbled Godwit – 3
Purple Martin -10
Tree Swallow – approx. 40
Cliff Swallow – 30+
Barn Swallow – 3
Mountain Bluebird – 2
American Robin – 6
 Northern Flicker – 2
Raven – 5
American Crow – 11
Black-billed Magpie – 12
Red-winged Blackbird – 37
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 4
Common Grackle – 5
Brown-headed Blackbird – 12
Brewer’s Blackbird – 9
Western Meadowlark – 2
Starling – 31
Baltimore Oriole – 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird – 1
American Goldfinch – 2
Eastern Kingbird – 1
Least Flycatcher – 1
Song Sparrow – 4
Vesper Sparrow – 16
Savannah Sparrow – numerous
Clay-coloured Sparrow – 7
Yellow Warbler – 6
House Wren – 1
Rock Pigeon – 5
House Sparrow – 4

Survey Date: May 22,2011    #8
#Paticipants: 12
Duration: 10:00 – 3:45PM
Weather: AM: cloudy, +17C, winds calm
PM: sunny with cumulus cloud developing, +23C, winds calm
Sightings: 61 Species

Nature Centre Marsh
Northern Harrier – 2
Canada Goose – 2
Mallard – 4
Green-winged Teal – 2
Redhead – 4
Ring-billed Gull – 6
Black Tern – 8
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Purple Martin – 8
Barn Swallow – 6
Raven – 1
American Crow – 3
Red-winged Blackbird – 25
Common Grackle – 2
Starling – 2
Savannah Sparrow – 1
Rock Pigeon – 1
House Sparrow – 4

Quarry
Northern Harrier -1
Swainson’s Hawk – 1
Canada Goose – 5
Mallard – 3
Northern Shoveler – 3
Green-winged Teal - 3
Lesser Scaup – 4
American Avocet – 2
Marbled Godwit – 3
Willet -6
Killdeer – 1
Golden Plover – 40
Ruddy Turnstone – 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 3
Wilson’s Phalarope – 1
Red-necked Phalarope – 9
Vesper Sparrow – 2

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 6
Red-tailed Hawk – 5,
  new nest site next to G.H.O on Twp 504 Rge 190/191
Swainson’s Hawk – 2
Great Horned Owl – 1 adult & 1 young at Coyote Auto Salvage,
 nest on Twp 504  now empty as of today.
Canada Goose – 11
Mallard – 16
Northern Pintail – 2
Northern Shoveler – 15
Gadwall – 7
Blue-winged Teal – 7
Green-winged Teal – 6
Ruddy Duck – 6
Lesser Scaup – 8
Canvasback – 1
Redhead – 6
Horned Grebe – 2
Eared Grebe – 2
American Coot – 5
Sora – 3
American Avocet – 2
Willet – 7
Marbled Godwit – 3
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Red-necked Phalarope – 9
Wilson’s Phalarope – 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 3
Ruddy Turnstone – 3
Killdeer – 2
Golden Plover – 40
Ring-billed Gull – 6
Franklin’s Gull – 1 heard
Black Tern – 10
Hairy Woodpecker – 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
Raven – 8
American Crow – 5
Black-billed Magpie - 6
Purple Martin – 13
Tree Swallow – 20+
Barn Swallow – 7
Cliff Swallow – 30+
American Robin – 2
Mountain Bluebird – 3 
House Wren – 1
Eastern Kingbird – 1
Least Flycatcher – 2
Baltimore Oriole – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 25
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 1
Common Grackle – 2
Brewer’s Blackbird – 12
Western Meadowlark – 1
Starling – 19
Horned Lark – 1
Yellow Warbler – 3
Vesper Sparrow – 8
Song Sparrow – 1
Clay-coloured Sparrow – 2
Savannah Sparrow – abundant
Rock Pigeon – 4
House Sparrow – 7

Whitetail Deer – 1

Survey Date: May 15, 2011    #7
#Participants: 9
Duration: 10:00-3:45PM
Weather: AM: sunny, +8C, winds SE30-35km/h
**PM: sunny, +18C, winds SE gusting 80km/h or above
 Sightings: : 59 Species

Nature Centre Marsh
Northern Harrier – 2
Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Canada Goose – 2 adults & 4 young
Northern Shoveler – 2
Redhead- 2
Ring-billed Gull – 3
Franklin’s Gull – 2
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Raven – 4
American Crow – 2
Black-billed Magpie – 1
Purple Martin – 6
Tree Swallow – 2
Robin – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 30
Common Grackle – 2
House Sparrow – 3

Quarry
Canada Goose – 9
Mallard – 2
Northern Pintail – 1
Northern Shoveler – 10
Green-winged Teal – 1
Lesser Scaup – 8
Bufflehead – 2
American Avocet – 4
Willet – 4
Killdeer -2
Black-bellied Plover – 5
Stilt Sandpiper- 5
Least Sandpiper – 1
Marbled Godwit – 1
Wilson’s Phalarope – 2
Red-necked Phalarope – 30
Ring-billed Gulls – no number determined
Franklin’s Gulls – no number determined

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 5
Red-tailed Hawk – 5
Swainson’s Hawk – 5
Great Horned Owl – 2 adults & 2 young
Canada Goose – 26 adults & 4 young
Mallard – 47
Northern Pintail – 8
Northern Shoveler – 38
American Wigeon – 9
Blue-winged Teal – 4
Green-winged Teal – 6
Gadwall – 2
Lesser Scaup – 25
Bufflehead – 2
Common Goldeneye – 2
Ruddy Duck – 3
Redhead – 10
Canvasback – 6
Horned Grebe- 4
American Coot – 5
Sora – 1
American Avocet – 4
Willet- 4
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Red-necked Phalarope – 30
Wilson’s Phalarope – 2
Marbled Godwit – 2
Least Sandpiper – 1
Stilt Sandpiper – 5
Killdeer – 2
Black-bellied Plover – 5
Purple Martin - 9
Tree Swallow – 40 approx.
Barn Swallow – 2
Cliff Swallow – 15
California Gulls – 30+ in field following farm cultivator
Franklin’s Gulls – 25+ in same field as above
Ring-billed Gulls – 3
Tern sp. – 2
American Robin – 6
Mountain Bluebird – pair
Northern Flicker – 1
Raven – 5
American Crow – 8
Black-billed Magpie – 4
Red-winged Blackbird – 50 approx.
Common Grackle – 2
Brewer’s Blackbird – 5
Starling – 10
Western Meadowlark – 4
Horned Larks & Lapland Longspurs – approx. 20+ in mixed flock
Purple Finch – 1
Yellow Warbler – 1
House Wren – 1
Song Sparrow – 1
Vesper Sparrow – 5
Savannah Sparrow – 10
Clay-coloured Sparrow – 3
House Sparrow – 4 

Survey Date: May 08, 2011       #6
#Participants: 10
Duration: 10:00-2:45PM
Weather: AM: mix of sun/cloud, +4C, winds NE15km/h
PM: mix sun/cloud, +13C, winds NE15-20 km/h
Sightings: 51 Species

Nature Centre Marsh
Northern Harrier – 3
Canada Goose – 1
Mallard – 1
Sandhill Crane – 15
Wilson’s Snipe- 2
Willet – 1
Raven – 2
American Crow – 2
Franklin’s Gull – heard flying overhead
Purple Martin – 4
Robin – 4
Red-winged Blackbird – 25
Common Grackle – 8
Savannah Sparrow – 2
House Sparrow – 4

Quarry ( Rge Rd 191 s. of Tofield)
Red-tailed Hawk – 4
Canada Goose – 12
Nothern Pintail – 2
Northern Shoveler – 5
Green-winged Teal – 2
Blue-winged Teal – 2
Bufflehead – 2
Killdeer – 1
American Avocet – 10
Black-bellied Plover – 1
Willet – 1
Raven – 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – heard drumming

12 Cackling Geese at the old Quarry south of Highway 14 observed by Ronald and Neyma McElhaney on May 7

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 13
Red-tailed Hawk – 10
Kestrel – 2
Great Horned Owl – 2 adults & 2 young visible
Canada Goose – 25
Mallard – 15
Northern Pintail – 6
Northern Shoveler – 30
Gadwall – 2
Blue-winged Teal – 5
Green-winged Teal – 11
American Wigeon – 6
Bufflehead – 2
Common Goldeneye – 4
Redhead – 19
Lesser Scaup – 4
Horned Grebe – 2
Eaared Grebe – 2
American Coot – 16
Sandhill Cranes – 15
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Willet – 2
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1
Killdeer – 3
Black-bellied Plover – 1
American Avocet – 10
Marbled Godwit – 1
Franklin’s Gull – heard overhead
Ring-billed Gull – 2
Northern Flicker – 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1 heard drumming
Raven – 7
American Crow – 6
Black-billed Magpie – 8
Mountain Bluebird – 1
American Robin – 9
Dark-eyed Junco – 1
Purple Martin – 7
Tree Swallow – 30
Western Meadowlark – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 35
Common Grackle – 8
Brown-headed Cowbird – 5
Brewer’s Blackbird – 6
Starlings – 29
Horned Lark – 1
Chipping Sparrow – 1
Savannah Sparrow – fairly common
Vesper Sparrow – 2
Rock Pigeon – 3
House Sparrow – 4

Survey Date: May 01, 2011       #5
#Participants: 10
Duration: 10:00 – 3:00 PM
Weather: AM:  sunny, winds WNW15km/h
PM: cloudy periods, +14C, winds WNW 20-25km/h
Sightings: 56 Species

Nature Centre Marsh
Northern Harrier – 3
Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Mallards – 2
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Killdeer – 1
Northern Flicker – 1
Red-winged Blackbird- 10
Common Grackle – 6
gull sp. – many
Ring-billed Gull – 4
California Gull -  2
American Crow – 3
Purple Martin – 2
Song Sparrow – 1
House Sparrow – 2

Quarry (Rge Rd 191 s. of Tofield)
Canada Geese – 13
Northern Shoveler – 2
Gadwall – 1
Bufflehead – 2
Canvasback – 2
Common Goldeneye – 2
Lesser Scaup – 4
Killdeer – 1
Vesper Sparrow – 1

Survey Totals 
Northern Harrier – 5
Cooper’s Hawk – 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 21
Swainson’s Hawk – 3
Rough-legged Hawk – 2
American Kestrel – 2
Great Horned Owl – 2 adults & at least 1 large young
Canada Geese – 19
Mallard – 17
Pintail – 7
American Wigeon – 4
Northern Shoveler – 17
Gadwall – 1
Green-winged Teal – 1
Blue-winged Teal – 1
Ring-necked Duck -2
Lesser Scaup – 11
Canvasback - 4
Bufflehead – 4
Common Goldeneye – 6
Horned Grebe – 2
Eared Grebe – 2
American Coot – 9
Sandhill Cranes – thousands
Great Blue Heron – 1
Franklin’s Guls – numerous
Ring-billed Gull – 4
California Gull – 2
gull sp. – many
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Killdeer – 3
Ravens – 9
American Crow – 10
Black-billed Magpie – 10
Northern Flicker – 6
Hairy Woodpecker – 1
Downy Woodpecker – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 10
Common Grackle – 6
Starlings – 13
Western Meadowlark – 4
Purple Martins – 6
Tree Swallow – 1
Robins – 11
Mountain Bluebird – 5
Say’s Phoebe – 2
Black-cap Chickadee – 1
Dark-eyed Junco – 4
Yellow-rump Warbler – 1
Purple Finch – 1
Horned Lark – 1
Rock Pigeons – 1
Tree Sparrow – 1
Song Sparrow – 5
Vesper Sparrow – 4
House Sparrow – 5

Mule Deer – 2

Leaders: Lu Carbyn, Ed Mah-Lim, Heather Ronnes, Dan Heinrichs, Caroline Letourics
*Notes:  still plenty of water in Kalla Meadows, Amisk Cr., & Quarry,  low numbers of  birds.  First good trip for Red-winged Blackbirds in the Marsh.  First trip with Purple Martins & Say’s Phoebe, Yellow-rumped Warbler.   Prairie Crocus in full bloom at Coyote Auto Salvage (Rge Rd 185 & Twp 504 as well at Stauffer Farms along Rowan’s Route, 1st farm on left east of Tofield.

Survey Date: April 25, 2011    #4
#Participants: 11
Duration: 10:00 – 2:45 PM
Weather: AM: sunny, 0C, winds calm
PM: mainly sunny, +14C, winnds WNW25-30km/h
Sightings: 34 Species Nature Centre Marsh
Northern Harrier – 1
Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Canada Goose – 1
Mallard – 6
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Ring-billed Gull – 2
Raven – 3
Crow – 5
Common Grackle – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 5
American Tree Sparrow – 1
House Sparrow – 1

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 4
Red-tailed Hawk – 20
Rough-legged Hawk – 1
American Kestrel – 1
Great Horned Owl – 2 on nests, 1 chick now visible
Canada Goose – 25
Mallard -48
Northern Pintail – 23
American Wigeon – 4
Northern Shoveler – 6
Common Goldeneye – 15
Bufflehead – 2
Great Blue Heron – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Killdeer – 2
Sandhill Cranes – approx.65
Ring-billed Gull – 64
California Gull – 1
Franklin’s Gull – 20
Robins – 23
Mountain Bluebird – 2
Ravens – 15
Crow – 27
Black-billed Magpie – 19
Western Meadowlark – 3
Red-winged Blackbird – 7
Common Grackle – 1
Starling- 6
Dark-eyed Junco – 4
American Tree Sparrow – 7
Horned Lark – 2
Lapland Longspurs – approx.20
Snow Bunting – 8
House Sparrow – 5

Whitetail Deer – 3
Mule Deer – 5 (both species at same location)
*Prairie Crocus -( 4)  blo0ms at Coyote Auto Wreckers & a small patch on Boyd Stauffer’s just east of Tofield, 1st farm on left, by white water tanks.

Survey Date: April 17, 2011    #3
#Participants: 13
Duration: 10:00 – 2:45  PM
Weather: AM: cloudy, -4C, winds E 15km/h
PM: mostly sunny, +3C, winds E 15km/h
Sightings: 31 Species

Nature Centre Marsh
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1 adult
Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Canada Goose – 4
Ring-billed Gull – 2
Crow – 2
Robin- 10
Starlings – 13
Red-winged Blackbird - 5 males
House Sparrow – 2

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 2
Bald Eagle – 2 immature
Sharp-shinned Hawk – 2
Red-tailed Hawk – 30
Great Horned Owl – 2 on seperate nests
Peregrine Falcon – 1
Canada Goose – 64
Mallard – 147
American Wigeon – 5
Northern Pintail – est. 133
Northern Shoveler – 9
Green-winged Teal – 2
Common Goldeneye – 3
Great Blue Heron – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 9
Killdeer – 1
Ravens – 28 (several groups of 5-8 birds soaring)
Crows – 11
Black-billed Magpie – 5
Starling – 133
Hairy Woodpecker – 2
Robins – 97 (birds everywhere fields/ice/marsh)
Mountain Bluebird – 2
Horned Lark – 6
Black-cap Chickadee – 1
Dark-eyed Junco – 5
American Tree Sparrow – 3
Northern Shrike – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 5 males
Rock Pigeon – 6
House Sparrow – 2

Survey Date: April 10, 2011    #2
#Participants: 7
Duration: 10:00 – 2:15 PM
Weather: high thin cloud, +1C to +9C, light winds
Sightings: 21 Species 

Nature Centre Marsh
Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Canada Geese – 2
Raven – 3
Crows – 7
Black-billed Magpie – 2
gull sp – 2
Starling – 3
House Sparrow – 3

Survey Totals
Northern Harrier – 2,   male starting to do courtship flight
Cooper’s Hawk – 1  immature
Red-tailed Hawk – 5
Great Horned Owl – 1 single, 2 on seperate nests
Canada Geese – 35
Mallard – 4
American Wigeon – 8
gull sp – 7
Ravens – 7
Crows – 29
Black-billed Magpie – 14
Rock Pigeon – 4
Robin – 4
Mountain Bluebird – 4
Starling – 130
Tree Sparrow – 13
Dark-eyed Junco – 3
Horned Lark – 5
Common Redpoll – 6
Black-cap Chickadee – 3
House Sparrow – 7

Survey Date: April 03, 2011       # 1
#Participants: 8
Duration: 10:00 – 1:30 PM
Weather: AM: fog & cloud, calm, -4C
PM: clearing by noon, +2C, winds S15km/h
Sightings: 15 species

Northern Goshawk – ?   1 immature
Red-tailed Hawk – 2
Merlin – 2
Great Horned Owl – 2 on seperate nests
Canada Geese- 6
gull sp – 1
Raven – 7
Crow – 17
Black – billed Magpie – 21
Gray Partridge – pair
Mountain Bluebird – 6
Horned Lark – 8
Starling – 8
Snow Bunting – small group
House Sparrow – 5

Coyote – 2
Mule Deer – 5
Richardson’s Groudsquirrels

Survey Date: June 6, 2010      # FINAL SURVEY
# Participants: 5
Duration: 10:00 – 3:45 PM
Weather: AM: sunny, +12C, winds NW15km/h
PM: cumulus cloud buildup. +20C, winds WSW 20-25 km/h
Sightings: 61 species

Nature Centre Marsh

Red-tailed Hawk – 3
Kestrel – 2
Osprey – 1 soaring high over north end of Tofield & drifting northward
Canada Geese – 18
Mallard – 1
Redhead – 1
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Ring-billed Gull – 1
California Gull – 1
Black Tern – 8
Purple Martin – 25
Tree Swallow – 1
Barn Swallow – 2
Yellow Warbler – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 55
Common Grackle – 4
Starling – 2
Crow – 2
House Sparrow – 4

Survey Totals

Red-tailed Hawk – 7
Swainson’s Hawk – 3
Kestrel – 2
Great Horned Owl – 1 female & 3 young nearly ready to leave the nest
Osprey – 1
Canada Geese – 22
Mallard – 28
Northern Shoveler – 4
Gadwall – 4
American Wigeon – 7
Redhead – 2
Blue-winged Teal – 1
Green-winged Teal -2
Bufflehead – 8
Lesser Scaup – 4
Great Blue Heron – 1
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Phalarope – 38
Red-necked Phalarope – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Marbled Godwit – 1
Willet - 2
American Avocet – 7
Killdeer – 3
Semipalmated Plover – 3
Black-bellied Plover – 4
Spotted Sandpiper – 3
Baird’s Sandpiper – 3
Red Knot – 10
Northern Flicker – 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 2
Purple Martin – 33
Tree Swallow – 45
Barn Swallow – 12
Cliff Swallow – approx.60
Ring-billed Gull -1
California Gull – 1
Black Tern – 8
Raven – 2
Crow – 13
Black-billed Magpie – 8
Robin – 5
Mountain Bluebird – 12
Eastern Kingbird – 2
Least Flycatcher – 16
Cedar Waxwing – 1
Warbling Vireo – 1
Yellow Warbler – 4
House Wren – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 65
Common Grackle – 4
Brewer’s Blackbird – 3
Brown-headed Cowbird – 9
Starling – 57
Western Meadowlark – 2
Song Sparrow – 7
Vesper Sparrow – 4
Savannah Sparrow – abundant
Clay-coloured Sparrow – 11
American Goldfinch – 3
House Sparrow – 4

Survey Date: May 30, 2010     #9
# Particpants: 5
Duration : 10:00 – 3:30 PM
Weather: AM: light snow, +1C, winds NW15km/h
PM: light rain, +5C, winds NW20km/h 
Sightings: 58 species

Kestrel – 1
Mallard – 2
Canada Geese – 2
American Wigeon – 2
Redhead – 1
Common Mergansers – pair flying over
Ring-billed Gull – 5
Franklin’s Gull – 12
Herrring Gull – 1
Black Tern – 5
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Purple Martin – 30
Tree Swallow – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 52
Common Grackle – 4
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 4
Starling – 5
Yellow Warbler – 1
House Sparrow – 4

Survey Totals

Northern Harrier – 1 female
Red-tailed Hawk – 9
Swainson’s Hawk – 1
Kestrel – 1
*Osprey -1  observed drifting southeast over Rowan’s Route near Francis Point turnoff
Great Horned Owl – 1 female & 3 well developed young leaving the nest & onto the branches
Canada Geese – 15
Mallard – 14
American Wigeon – 6
Northern Shoveler – 2
Blue-winged Teal – 9
Gadwall – 4
Lesser Scaup – 2
Redhead = 1 male
Common Merganser – pair flying over
Common Goldeneye – 1
Bufflehead – 4
Pied-billed Grebe – 1   at Amisk Cr. bridge
American Avocet – 4
Willet – 4
Marbled Godwit – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Spotted Sandpiper – 2
Killdeer – 2
Sora – 1
Northern Flicker – 2
Ring-billed Gull – 5
Herring Gull – 1
Franklin’s Gull – 12
Raven – 1
Crow – 4
Black-billed Magpie – 14
Purple Martin – 30
Tree Swallow – 9
Barn Swall0w – 1
Cliff Swallow – 2
Robin – 3
Mountain Bluebird – 3
House Wren – 1
Least Flycatcher – 3
Eastern Kingbird – 2
Black-cap Chickadee – 2
Red-winged Blackbird – 67
Common Grackle – 4
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 4
Brewer’s Blackbird – 2
Brown-headed Cowbird – 10
Starling – 54
Western Meadowlark – 1
Baltimore Oriole – 1
American Goldfinch – 1
Warbling Vireo – 2
Yellow Warbler – 5
Song Sparrow – 3
Vesper Sparrow – 10
Savannah Sparrow – 15
Clay-coloured Sparrow – 6
House Sparrow – 4

Mammals seen : Richardson’s Groundsquirrel – many, Coyote – 1, White-tailed Deer – 1

Survey Date: May 23, 2010        #8
# Participants: 7
Duration: 10:00 – 3:00 PM
Weather: AM: low cloud, +3C, winds NW25-35km/h
PM: low cloud, +6C, winds gusting to 40km/h
Sightings: 58

Northern Harrier – 1
Kestrel – 1
Canada Geese – 6
American Wigeon – 2
Lesser Scaup – 1
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 6
Black Tern – 1
Purple Martin – 2
Robin – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 60
Common Grackle – 6
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 2
Savannah Sparrow – 1
House Sparrow – 1

Survey Totals

Northern Harrier – 3
Red-tailed Hawk -10
Swainson’s Hawk – 2
Kestrel – 1
Peregrine Falcon – 1     chasing a gull
Great Horned Owl – 1 adult female & 3 well developed young
Canada Geese – 34
Mallard – 11
American Wigeon – 7
Gadwall – 4
Blue-winged Teal – 4
Northern Shoveler – 2
Green-winged Teal -2
Common Goldeneye – 4
Canvasback – 4
Bufflehead – 10
Lesser Scaup – 7
Sora – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Killdeer – 2
Black-bellied Plover – approx.65
Willet – 2
Spotted Sandpiper – 1
Least Sandpiper – 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 2
American Avocet – 12
Ring-billed Gull – 6
California Gull – 1
gull sp. – 20
Black Tern – 1
Raven – 4
Crow – 13
Black-billed Magpie -18
Purple Martin – 6
Tree Swallow – 7 * low numbers due to extreme weather conditions
Barn Swallow – 8
Cliff Swallow – 3
Say’s Phoebe – 2
Robin – 6
Swainson’s Thrush – 1
Mountain Bluebird – 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 2
Northern Flicker – 2
Red-wing Blackbird – 85
Common Grackle – 6
Yellow -headed Blackbird – 2
Brewer’s Blackbird – 4
Brown-headed Cowbird – 25
Starling – 49
Western Meadowlark – 1
Song Sparrow – 2
Vesper Sparrow – 2
Savannah Sparrow – 11
Clay-coloured Sparrrow – 5
Chipping Sparrow - 2  * note: also a flock of 25+ birds  flew up from a farm yard front lawn
Yellow Warbler – 1
Rock Pigeon – 9
House Sparrow – 2

Whitetail Deer – 2

Survey Date: May 16, 2010             #7
# Participants: 14
Duration: 10:00 – 3:00 PM
Weather: AM: sunny, +15C, winds SE 20-25km/h
PM: partly cloudy, +25C, winds SE35km/h
Sightings: 47 species

Nature Centre Marsh

Canada Geese – 4
Mallard – 1
Sora – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 2
California Gull – 1
Raven – 3
Black-billed Magpie – 1
Purple Martin – 12
Robin – 1
Red-wing Blackbird – 72
Common Grackle – 4
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 1
Starling – 2
Song Sparrow – 1
Rock Pigeon – 1
House Sparrow – 3

Survey Totals

Red-tailed Hawk – 7
Swainson’s Hawk – 3
Great Horned Owl -  1 adult & 2 young
Canada Geese – 25
Mallard – 3
Northern Shoveler – 4
Gadwall – 7
American Wigeon – 5
Blue-wing Teal – 7
Redhead – 2
Canvasback – 2
Bufflehead – 1
Lesser Scaup – 17
Sora – 1
Coot- 5
Ring-billed Gull – 11
California Gull – 1
Lesser Yellowlegs – 1
Greater Yellowlegs – 1
Willet – 3
Avocet – 7
Killdeer – 3
Semipalmated Plover – 1
Black-bellied Plover – 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper – 20
Dowitcher sp. – 12
Red-neck Phalarope – 6
Purple Martin – 12
Tree Swallow – 50
Barn Swallow – 2
Cliff Swallow – 30+
Crow – 10
Raven – 8
Black-billed Magpie – 10
Robin – 2
Mountain Bluebird – 4
Red-winged Blackbird – 84
Common Grackle – 4
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 1
Brewer’s Blackbird – 16
Brown-headed Cowbird – 5
Song Sparrow – 1
Vesper Sparrow – 16
White-crowned Sparrow – 2
Savannah Sparrow – numerous
Rock Pigeon – 1
House Sparrow – 3

*Golden Bean(Buffalo Bean) starting to bloom at Quarry & Auto Salvage yard.

Survey Date: May 09,2010             #6 
#Participants: 19
Duration: 10:00 – 3:30 PM
Weather: AM: partly cloudy with developing cumulus clouds, +3C,
winds light SE increasing to 25km/h by noon   
PM: +11C, impending rain showers, winds SE30km/h & gusting
Sightings: 45 species

Nature Centre Marsh

Redtail Hawk – 3
Kestrel – 1 
Canada Geese – 5
Mallard – 5
Ring-billed Gull – 3
California Gull – 1
Franklin’s Gull – 2
Sora – 1
Pectoral Sandpiper – 3
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Killdeer – 1
Purple Martin – 4
Tree Swallow – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 45
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 1
Common Grackle – 5
Starling – 1
Crow – 1
Raven – 1
Rock Pigeon – 30
House Sparrow – 2

Survey Totals

Northern Harrier- 3
Redtailed Hawk – 15
Swainson’s Hawk – 1
American Kestrel – 1
Great Horned Owl – 1 female on nest & 2 young
Canada Geese – 80
Mallard – 16
American Wigeon – 2
Northern Shoveler- 4
Gadwall – 14
Blue-winged Teal – 3
Green-winged Teal – 4
Common Goldeneye – 2
Bufflehead – 2
Sora – 1
Ring-billed Gulls – 19
California Gulls – 1
Franklin’s Gulls – 2
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Pectoral Sandpipers – 3
Semipalmated Sandpipers – 10
Least Sandpipers – 3
Killdeer – 3
Black-bellied Plovers – 2
Willet – 4
Marbled Godwit – 1
American Avocet – 16
Dowitcher sp. – 4
Crow – 13
Raven – 9
Black-billed Magpie – 6
Purple Martin – 4
Tree Swallow – 6
Northern Flicker – 2
Mourning Dove – 2
Robin  – 2
Mountain Bluebird – 11  * considerable increase in numbers over last couple of weeks
Red-winged Blackbird – 47
Yellow-headed Blackbird – 3
Common Grackle – 5
Brewer’s Blackbird – 10
Vesper Sparrow – 4
Savannah Sparrow – numerous
Rock Pigeon – 37
House Sparrow – 5

Whitetail Deer – 2 by owl’s nest
*Note: Prairie Crocus still in full bloom at Coyote Auto Salvage

Survey Date: May 02, 2010         #5
#Participants: 19
Duration: 10:00 – 3:30 PM
Weather:  AM: cloudy, +8C, winds NW10km/h & increasing with approaching cold front
PM: cloudy, +12C, winds WNW gusting 30-35km/h
Sightings : 50 Species

Nature Centre Marsh

Red-tailed Hawk – 1
Canada Geese – 3
Mallard – 3
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
California Gull – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 1
Franklin’s Gull – 2
gull sp. – 3
Purple Martin – 3   flying between Nature Centre & Golf Course
Crow – 3
Red-winged Blackbird – 57
Common Grackle – 10
Starlings – 2
House Sparrow – 6

Survey Totals

Northern Harrier – 3
Red-tailed Hawk – 8
Swainson’s Hawk – 1
Merlin – 2 females  (Richardson’s race)
Great Horned Owl – 1 adult female & 2 young visible
Canada Geese – 20
Cackling Geese – 96  (all together at Quarry)
Tundra Swan – 1
Mallard – 17
American Wigeon – 3
Blue-winged Teal – 4
Gadwall – 4
Pintail – 1
Green-winged Teal – 7
Lesser Scaup – 8
Redhead – 2
Bufflehead – 1
Common Goldeneye – 2
Great Blue Heron – 1 (on nest east end of Kallal Meadows)
American Avocet – 9
Killdeer – 3
Semipalmated Plover – 1
Wilson’ Snipe – 2
Lesser Yellowlegs – 2
Willet – 1
Coot – 1
Sandhill Cranes – many thousand flying in from SE around noon!
California Gull – 1
Ring-billed Gull – 31
Franklin’s  Gull – 14
gull sp. – 3
Raven – 2
Crows – 16
Black-billed Magpie – 13
Red-winged Blackbird – 63
Common Grackle – 10
Brewer’s Blackbird – 6
Starling – 13
Western Meadowlark – 1
Northern Flicker – 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- 1
Purple Martin - 3 (flying between Nature Centre & Golf Course)
Tree Swallow – 11
Mountain Bluebird – 4
American Robin – 12
Horned Lark – 3
Vesper Sparrow – 7
Savannah Sparrow – 4
Rock Pigeon – 12
House Sparrow – 8

Thirteen-lined Groundsquirrel – 1  at Francis Pt.

Date: April 25, 2010                              #4
#Participants: 3
Duration: 10:00 – 2:00 PM
Weather: AM: cloudy with a few flurries, -1C, winds NW 10-25km/h
PM: clearing, +10C, winds NW gusting to 30km/h
Sightings: 42 species

Nature  Centre Marsh

Swainson’s Hawk – 1
Canada Geese – 12
Mallard – 3
Ring-billed Gull – 1
Wilson’s Snipe – 1
Red-winged Blackbird – 65
Common Grackle – 7
Crows – 2
House Sparrows – 3

Survey Totals

Northern Harrier – 2
Red-tailed Hawk – 13
Swainson’s Hawk - 2
Rough-legged Hawk – 2
American Kestrel – 1
Great Horned Owl – 1 adult at nest
Canada Geese – 19
White-fronted Geese – 20
Tundra Swans – 115
Mallard – 23
American Wigeon – 2
Northern Shoveler – 4
Green-winged Teal – 2
Common Goldeneye – 2
Bufflehead – 1
Lesser Scaup – 3
Great Blue Heron – 1
Greater Yellowlegs – 3
Lesser Yellowlegs – 14
Killdeer – 1
American Avocet – 1
Ravens – 7
Crows – 24
Black-billed Magpie – 33
Ring-billed Gulls – 70
California Gulls – 30
Franklin’s Gulls – 35
gull sp. – approx.20
Northern Flicker – 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 1
Black-cap Chickadee – 2
Robins – 13
Mountain Bluebird -  5
Western Meadowlark – 2
Brewer’s Blackbird – 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 67
Starling – 42
Song Sparrow – 2
Vesper Sparrow – 3
Rock Pigeon – 3
House Sparrow – 10

Survey Date: April 18, 2010   #3
# Participants: 10
Duration: 10:00 – 2:00 PM
Weather: AM: partly cloudy, +6c winds SE 15 km/h increasing to 30km/h
PM: variable cloud, +21C winds SE 25-35 km/h
Sightings: 32 Species

Red-tailed Hawk – 12
Kestrel – 2
Merlin – 1
Great Horned Owl – 1 adult on nest & 1 young briefly visible
Canada Geese – 20
White-fronted Geese – 21
Tundra Swans – 9
Mallard – 15
American Wigeon – 2
Wilson’s Snipe – 2
Lesser Yellowlegs – 2
Killdeer – 4
Ring-billed Gull – 15
California Gull – 1
Crow – 21
Black-billed Magpie – 14
Red-wing Blackbird – 46
Common Grackle – 7
Western Meadowlark – 2
Starling – 3
Robins – 10
Mountain Bluebird – 4
Northern Flicker – 3
Tree Swallow – 1
Black-cap Chickadee – 2
Purple Finch – 2
Song Sparrow – 5
American Tree Sparrow – 1
Snow Buntings – small flocks totaling approx. 150 birds
Rock Pigeons – 8
House Sparrow – 5

* several small flocks of what was thought to be possibly Lapland Longspurs kept
flying up over the field but not landing where they were visible.  The result was that
ID was not possible.

Note: a raptor was observed by myself ,using 10X binoculars, flap flying towards our
position from approx. .5 km away.  It then went into a very brief soar & showed the
profile of a falcon (either Peregrine or Prairie).  Unfortunately I had to lower the
glasses due to dust from a passing vehicle & was unable to locate the bird after.
This meant that a positive ID was not possible & therefore it was not counted in
the survey.

 Survey Date: April 11, 2010   #2
# Participants: 16
Duration: 10:00 – 2:30 PM
Weather: AM: sunny, -5C, winds increasing to NW15-20 km/h
PM: high cloud moving in from west, +2C, winds WNW 15-20 km/h
Sightings: 20 Species

Northern Harrier: 2
Bald Eagle: 1 adult at Francis Point
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1 adult
Red-tailed Hawk: 34
Rough-legged Hawk: 3
Great Horned Owl: 1 on nest
Canada Geese: 17
Mallard: 37
gull sp: 2
Ravens: 6
American Crow: 43
Black-billed Magpie: 23
Robins: 5
Mountain Bluebird: 2
Horned Larks: 8
Red-winged Blackbird: 2
Snow Bunting: 30
Starlings: 74
Rock Pigeon: 1
House Sparrow: 7

Coyote: 1
Whitetail Deer: 2

Survey Date: April 04, 2010  #1
#Participants: 10
Duration: 10:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
Weather: AM: clouding over quickly from west.approaching storm, +2C,
winds 25 gusting to 40km/h
PM:  partly cloudy (cumulus) +12C, winds WNW 25-30 km/h
Sightings:  21 Species

Northern Harrier: 1
Red-tailed Hawk: 4
Rough-legged Hawk: 2
Merlin: 1
Great Horned Owl: 1  on nest, unable to determine if young present
Canada Geese: 42
Mallard: 4
Common Goldeneye: 2
gull sp.: 2
Raven: 2
American Crow: 17
Black-billed Magpie: 14
Starling: 9
Mountain Bluebird: 3
Townsend’s Solitaire: 1
Horned Larks: 2    * male doing courtship display to nearby female
Black-cap Chickadee: 3
Dark-eyed Junco- 2
Snow Bunting: 12
Rock Pigeon: 1
House Sparrow: 9

Survey Date: June 7, 2009  FINAL SURVEY FOR THIS YEAR
#Paricipants: 4
Duration: 10:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Weather: AM: cloudy, +7C ,winds SE 15km/h
PM: heavy cloud cover, approaching showers, +12C, winds gusting 30+km/h

Sightings: 53 species

*Note: for the first time in the 2 years of the survey, except for March 29/2009, no Canada Geese were seen!

Northern Harrier: 4
Red-tail Hawk: 8
Swainson’s Hawk: 2
Kestrel: 1
Merlin: 1
Mallard: 9
Blue-wing Teal: 3
Gadwall: 5
American Wigeon: 6
Redhead: 3
Lesser Scaup: 4
Common Goldeneye: 2
Bufflehead: 1
Marbled Godwit: 4
Willet: 4
Killdeer: 2
Spotted Sandpiper: 2
Baird’s Sandpiper: 2
Golden Plover: 1
Black-bellied Plover: 1
Wilson’s Phalarope: 2
Avocet: 16 with many birds sitting on nests at the Quarry
Raven: 4
Crow: 15
Black-billed Magpie: 7
Northern Flicker: 1
Ring-billed Gull: 3
California Gull: 2
Black Terns: 11
Robin: 2
Mountain Bluebird: 4
Yellow-headed Blackbird: 2
Red-wing Blackbird: 40
Common Grackle: 4
Brown-headed Cowbird: 4
Brewer’s Blackbird: 4
Starling: 5
Purple Martin: 7
Barn Swallow: 5
Tree Swallow: 35
Cliff Swallow: 20
Eastern Kingbird: 2
Least Flycatcher: 2
American Goldfinch: 1
Cedar Waxwing: 2
Yellow Warbler: 2
Vesper Sparrow: 4
Song Sparrow: 1
Savannah Sparrow: 15
House Wren: 1
Rock Pigeon: 1
House Sparrow: 4

Mule Deer: 4

Survey Date: May 31, 2009
#Participants: 8
Duration: 10:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Weather: AM: sunny, +8C, winds NW20km/h.
PM: heavy cloud cover, +14C, winds gusting NW40-50km/h

Sightings: 43 species

Redtail Hawk: 3
Swainson’s Hawk: 1
Canada Geese: 12
Mallards: 17
American Wigeon: 9
Shoveler: 3
Blue-wing Teal: 7
Common Goldeneye: 1
Bufflehead: 1
Lesser Scaup: 9
Willet: 3
Avocet: 6
Spotted Sandpiper: 1
Black-bellied Plover: 200+ – possibly Golden-Plovers
Marbled Godwit: 6
Killdeer: 3
Peeps:  approx. 25 unidentified due to distance & weather conditions
Ring-billed Gulls: 2
Black Terns: 5
Ravens: 1
Crow: 10
Black-billed Magpie: 9
Common Grackle: 2
Brewer’s Blackbird: 15
Red-wing Blackbird: 28 at Nature Center- some elsewhere
Yellow-headed Blackbird: 2
Starling: 10
Northern Flicker: 3
Least Flycatcher: 1
American Goldfinch: 2
Mountain Bluebird: 3
Robin: 3
Purple Martins: 3
Cliff Swallow: numerous
Tree Swallow: many
Barn Swallow: 5
Yellow Warbler: 3
Clay-coloured Sparrow: 3
Vesper Sparrow: 5
Savannah Sparrow: abundant
Song Sparrow: 2
House Sparrow: 1