Subject: Census Count: Yakima County, Washington on June 04, 2000
Date: Jun 5 08:23:44 2000
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Mosebar heron rookery site is where double-crested cormorants have
been encroaching into heron nesting trees for at least three years
now. I counted 6 of 33 nests still occupied by heron; each with 1-2
partially grown young. Approximately 40 cormorants were in and
around the remaining nests. This is about the same status as this
time last year.
Three black-crowned night-heron flew in from the west (direction of
the Satus WRA Main Unit) and landed briefly in a Russian olive
thicket. After about 30 minutes they flew off back to the west.
Birds seen (in alphabetic order):
American Coot 3
American Goldfinch 2
American Robin 2
Bank Swallow 100
Black-billed Magpie 3
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Black-headed Grosbeak 1
Blue-winged Teal 3
Brewer's Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Bullock's Oriole 6
California Quail 3
Canada Goose 6
Cinnamon Teal 3
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Eastern Kingbird 2
European Starling 10
Gadwall 13
Great Blue Heron 15
Killdeer 1
Mallard 10
Marsh Wren 3
Mourning Dove 13
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Rock Dove 3
Song Sparrow 6
Western Kingbird 2
Western Meadowlark 2
Wood Duck 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 16
Total number of species seen: 32