[obol] Census Count: Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon on November 25, 2007

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This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: November 25, 2007
Location: Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon

Low temperature: 35 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 35 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: E
Prevailing wind speed: 6-11 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were observed by Wayne Weber along the Columbia
River from the John Day Dam to Rufus, Sherman Co. Observations were
made on November 25, 2007 from about 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

The PRAIRIE FALCON was photographed while perched on a tall wooden
post for about 20 minutes. It eventually flew off across the Columbia
River toward Washington.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose                       30
Gadwall                            15
American Wigeon                    20
Mallard                            30
Green-Winged Teal                   5
Ring-necked Duck                   20
Lesser Scaup                      200
Bufflehead                         25
Common Goldeneye                   50
Barrow's Goldeneye                  8
Common Loon                         2
Pied-billed Grebe                   2
Horned Grebe                        6
Double-crested Cormorant          100 [1] 
Great Blue Heron                   11
Prairie Falcon                      1
American Coot                     150
Killdeer                            1
Ring-billed Gull                  120
California Gull                    20
Herring Gull                        1 [2] 
Glaucous-winged Gull               10
Northern Flicker                    2
American Crow                       2
American Robin                     30
European Starling                  80
Song Sparrow                        1
Dark-eyed Junco                    10

Footnotes:

[1]  D-c. Cormorant-- about 50 roosting on islands, most of the rest
     feeding below John Day Dam
[2]  Herring Gull--  1 adult

Total number of species seen: 28