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Recent Field Notes

RRAS Christmas Bird Count Cleanup, Robert Hewitt et al, January 6, 2002
Braving rather heavy rain in the morning six brave souls worked on the Christmas Count Clean-up trip. Any birds at certain times of the day were appreciated and considering the weather we only travelled around Eureka and Arcata. In all 100 species were seen. Some of the highlights at the Arcata Marsh Project included; 3 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (1m,2f) at the Butcher Slough Log Pond (eastside). 10 BARN SWALLOW over Hauser and Allen Marsh. Two RED KNOT on the Klopp Lake Islands, and 15 FORSTER'S TERN on the pilings. Along the V-Street Loop there was a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON and the perenial ROSS' GOOSE. In Eureka a WHIMBREL was off the south end of Woodly Island, the new boardwalk looked very nice and was bustling with sightseers. Two HEERMAN'S GULL were along the waterfront, and 2 CASPIAN TERN with several HERRING GULL were in the gull flock on the Elk River Spit (end of Hillficker).

Thanks to all who showed up

The complete species list follows.

RED-THROATED LOON 2
COMMON LOON 5
PIED-BILLED GREBE 9
HORNED GREBE 1
EARED GREBE 2
WESTERN GREBE 21
BROWN PELICAN 2
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 300
GREAT BLUE HERON 3
GREAT EGRET 6
SNOWY EGRET 2
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON 150
ROSS' GOOSE 1
CANADA GOOSE 55
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 85
MALLARD 70
NORTHERN PINTAIL 2
BLUE-WINGED TEAL 3
CINNAMON TEAL 50
NORTHERN SHOVELER 30
GADWALL 15
AMERICAN WIGEON 65
GREATER SCAUP 25
LESSER SCAUP 20
SURF SCOTER 19
COMMON GOLDENEYE 2
BUFFLEHEAD 65
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 2
RUDDY DUCK 152
TURKEY VULTURE 5
WHITE-TAILED KITE 7
NORTHERN HARRIER 8
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 3
RED-TAILED HAWK 5
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 2
AMERICAN KESTREL 2
PEREGRINE FALCON 1
CALIFORNIA QUAIL 10
VIRGINIA RAIL 2
AMERICAN COOT 70
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER 88
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER 12
KILLDEER 10
AMERICAN AVOCET 29
GREATER YELLOWLEGS 30
WILLET 38
WHIMBREL 1
LONG-BILLED CURLEW 3
MARBLED GODWIT 54
RUDDY TURNSTONE 3
BLACK TURNSTONE 13
RED KNOT 2
SANDERLING 15
WESTERN SANDPIPER 151
LEAST SANDPIPER 50
DUNLIN 110
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER 10
BONAPARTE'S GULL 8
HEERMAN'S GULL 2
MEW GULL 48
RING-BILLED GULL 15
CALIFORNIA GULL 5
HERRING GULL 2
WESTERN GULL 155
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL 42
CASPIAN TERN 2
FORSTER'S TERN 15
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD 2
BELTED KINGFISHER 3
NORTHERN FLICKER 1
BLACK PHOEBE 6
BARN SWALLOW 10
AMERICAN CROW 10
COMMON RAVEN 6
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 3
WINTER WREN 2
MARSH WREN 8
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET 17
HERMIT THRUSH 1
AMERICAN ROBIN 34
AMERICAN PIPIT 1
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER 19
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER 1
SPOTTED TOWHEE 2
SAVANNAH SPARROW 2
FOX SPARROW 5
SONG SPARROW 14
LINCOLN'S SPARROW 3
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW 17
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 22
DARK-EYED JUNCO 7
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 12
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD 4
HOUSE FINCH 28
PINE SISKIN 12
LESSER GOLDFINCH 1
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 3
RODO 10
EUST 235
HOSP 4

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