Hart-Miller Island: 12/21/97

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Mon, 22 Dec 1997 19:33:21 -0500


This is the Hart-Miller Island report for Sunday, December 21, 1997.
The observer was Gene Scarpulla.

Observation: 0720-1700
             Sunny, 25-45 degrees F.

Great Cormorant                 1 (1st year)
Great Blue Heron                1
Canada Goose                    81
American Black Duck             63
Mallard                         75 (40 male, 35 female)
Gadwall                         2 (1 male, 1 female)
Common Goldeneye                1 (male)
Bufflehead                      18 (6 male, 8 female, 4 1st winter male)
Red-breasted Merganser          1 (female)
Northern Harrier                3 (1 male, 1 female, 1 immature)
Cooper's Hawk                   1 (immature)
Ring-billed Gull                107
Herring Gull                    125
Great Black-backed Gull         14
Mourning Dove                   15
Great Horned Owl                1
Downy Woodpecker                1
Northern Flicker                1 (Yellow-shafted)
Carolina Chickadee              3
Tufted Titmouse                 6
American Pipit                  1
European Starling               171
Yellow-rumped Warbler           3 (Myrtle)
Eastern Towhee                  1
Song Sparrow                    46
Swamp Sparrow                   2
White-throated Sparrow          3
Dark-eyed Junco                 8 (Slate-colored)
Snow Bunting                    74
Red-winged Blackbird            81
American Goldfinch              10

Red Fox                         1