Subject: Birds observed at Capitol Lake, Olympia, on November 6, 2003
Date: Nov 9 08:52:29 2003
From: Wayne C. Weber - contopus at telus.net


Census type: Personal Count
Counters: 1
Hours counted: 1.5

Temperature: 46 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind direction: E prevailing wind speed: 12-19 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 0%
Precipitation: none

Note:

The following birds were observed by Wayne Weber between about 2:30
and 4:00 PM on November 6, 2003 at Capitol Lake, Olympia, WA.


4 Pied-billed Grebe
4 Double-crested Cormorant
60 Gadwall
12 American Wigeon
20 Mallard
8 Northern Shoveler [1]
8 Canvasback [2]
3 Redhead [3]
7 Ring-necked Duck [4]
10 Greater Scaup
200 Lesser Scaup
50 Bufflehead
15 Ruddy Duck
45 American Coot
2 Mew Gull
12 Ring-billed Gull
50 Glaucous-winged Gull
200 Rock Dove
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Northern Flicker
2 American Crow
1 American Robin
1 Song Sparrow
5 Dark-eyed Junco


Footnotes:
[1] N. Shoveler-- all females
[2] Canvasback-- 4 males, 4 females
[3] Redhead-- 2 males, 1 female. Males coming out of eclipse, not
quite in full breeding plumage yet
[4] Ring-necked Duck-- 5 males, 2 females


Total number of species: 24