Subject: Census Count: Satus Wildlife Recreation Area, Yakima County, Washington
Date: Oct 5 10:35:03 1999
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Some on going road construction in the eastern quadrants of the refuge
obviously spooked some of the water birds.

Birds seen:

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 60
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 6
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 28
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 17
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 2
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 3
California Quail (Callipepla californica) 30
American Coot (Fulica americana) 45
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 10
Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) 2
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) 2
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 5
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 6
Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica) 37
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 65
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 6
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 200
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 7
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 26
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 25