Subject: Census Count: Satus WRA South Lateral A Unit, Yakima County, Washington on March 27, 2001
Date: Mar 27 21:22:13 2001
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Date: March 27, 2001
Location: Satus WRA South Lateral A Unit, Yakima County, Washington

Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100%
Precipitation: none

Heavy overcast day. About half of the ponds on this property contain
no water, water levels in the remainer are noticably lower than normal

Birds seen (in alphabetic order):

American Coot 85
American Crow 5
American Robin 1
Bald Eagle 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
Brewer's Blackbird 12
Canada Goose 86
Common Snipe 5
Dark-eyed Junco 7
European Starling 10
Great Blue Heron 4
Green-Winged Teal 7
Killdeer 6
Mallard 200
Marsh Wren 6
Northern Flicker 4
Northern Harrier 2
Northern Pintail 3
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Ring-necked Pheasant 2
Tree Swallow 500 [1]
Western Meadowlark 4
White-crowned Sparrow 41
Yellow-rumped Warbler 14

Footnotes:

[1] 200-300 perched in a single willow tree, the remainder flying.

Total number of species seen: 26