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01-18-14 data

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Phoenix Aquatic Bird Survey - 18 January 2014 | | |
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| Anthem | Apache Junction | Avondale | Cave Creek | Chandler | El Mirage | Fountain Hills | Gilbert | Glendale | Gold Canyon | Goodyear | Litchfield Park | Mesa | Paradise Valley | Peoria | Phoenix | Queen Creek | Rio Verde | San Tan Valley | Scottsdale | Sun City/ Youngtown | Sun City West | Sun Lakes | Surprise | Tempe | |
Waterfowl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL |
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
**Fulvous Whistling-Duck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Gr. White-fronted Goose | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 |
Snow Goose | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | 2 | | | | 16 |
Ross’s Goose | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 |
Ross’s x Snow Goose hybrid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Canada Goose (large race) | 2 | 19 | 763 | 4 | 346 | 36 | | 438 | 19 | | 39 | 13 | 130 | | 7 | 134 | | | | 1857 | 73 | 37 | 289 | 295 | 53 | 4554 |
Canada Goose (lesser race) | 8 | | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 5 | | | 11 | 10 | | 102 |
**Cackling Goose | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
**Tundra Swan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Wood Duck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
Gadwall | | | 6 | | 13 | | | 37 | 93 | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 147 | | | 9 | 31 | | | | | 5 | 347 |
**Eurasian Wigeon | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 4 |
American Wigeon | 77 | 82 | | | 2294 | 702 | 238 | 1108 | 384 | 204 | 638 | 652 | 2455 | 402 | 739 | 1496 | 314 | | 978 | 2964 | 562 | 445 | 1049 | 1793 | 100 | 19676 |
Am. x Eur. Wigeon hybrid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Mallard | 192 | 54 | 373 | | 340 | 39 | 34 | 1152 | 227 | 50 | 182 | 178 | 670 | 14 | 109 | 494 | 17 | | 145 | 320 | 27 | 123 | 60 | 167 | 223 | 5190 |
** (Mexican Duck) Mallard | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 10 |
Mex. Duck x Mallard hybrid | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
Blue-winged Teal | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
Cinnamon Teal | | | 2 | | 11 | | | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | 38 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 65 |
Northern Shoveler | 62 | 8 | 94 | 6 | 541 | 15 | 11 | 513 | 351 | 1 | 121 | 14 | 284 | 12 | 44 | 523 | | 1 | 19 | 533 | 5 | 96 | 677 | 43 | 127 | 4101 |
Northern Pintail | | | 4 | | 155 | | | 531 | 58 | | 2 | | | | 4 | 101 | | | | | | | | | | 855 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | | | 75 | | 195 | | | 210 | 222 | | 3 | 3 | 17 | | 3 | 97 | | | | 11 | | | | | | 836 |
** Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Canvasback | | | 4 | | 1 | 1 | | 20 | 2 | | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | | | 3 | 21 | | | 9 | 11 | 12 | 123 |
Redhead | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 2 | | | 79 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 97 |
Ring-necked Duck | 24 | 10 | 132 | 4 | 190 | 4 | 11 | 237 | 9 | | 77 | 34 | 355 | 30 | 69 | 788 | | 11 | 24 | 204 | 68 | 119 | 15 | 92 | 122 | 2629 |
**Greater Scaup | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
Lesser Scaup | 5 | | 20 | | 7 | | 11 | 42 | 2 | | 17 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 42 | | | | 9 | | | 18 | 2 | 82 | 312 |
Bufflehead | 29 | | | 1 | 43 | | 18 | | 15 | | 2 | | 6 | | 5 | 14 | | 4 | | 6 | 13 | 12 | 87 | | | 255 |
Common Goldeneye | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | | 6 | 1 | | | 8 | | 33 |
Hooded Merganser | | | | | 2 | 5 | 26 | 6 | | | 7 | | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | 2 | | 11 | | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 81 |
Common Merganser | 25 | 4 | | | 12 | | 3 | 1 | 842 | 6 | 28 | | | 2 | 5 | 30 | | | | 292 | 39 | 79 | 4 | 58 | 19 | 1449 |
**Red-breasted Merganser | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Ruddy Duck | 9 | | 28 | | 503 | 13 | 53 | 115 | 256 | | 37 | 29 | 64 | 14 | 81 | 445 | | | 18 | 335 | 2 | 9 | 276 | 12 | 55 | 2354 |
Water & Marsh Birds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Common Loon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
**Least Grebe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Pied-billed Grebe | 4 | 1 | 10 | | 19 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25 | | 3 | 57 | 3 | | 7 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 260 |
**Horned Grebe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
Eared Grebe | | | | | 2 | | 15 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 11 | | | | | | | 1 | | 8 | 42 |
Western Grebe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 5 |
Clark’s Grebe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
American White Pelican | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | | | | | | | | | | 49 |
**Brown Pelican | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 5 |
Neotropic Cormorant | 1 | | 6 | | 163 | | 6 | 90 | 34 | | 4 | 16 | 91 | 6 | 17 | 311 | 2 | | 22 | 534 | | | 16 | 3 | 70 | 1392 |
Double-crested Cormorant | | 5 | 2 | | 18 | | 1 | 7 | 93 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 33 | | 2 | 102 | | | | 150 | | 3 | 13 | 8 | 201 | 656 |
American Bittern | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Least Bittern | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
Great Blue Heron | 2 | | 14 | | 23 | | | 10 | 12 | 1 | | | 6 | | 3 | 55 | 3 | | | 61 | | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 218 |
Great Egret | | 1 | 3 | | 8 | 2 | | 7 | 24 | 1 | | | 9 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 2 | | 2 | 132 | | | 9 | 1 | 3 | 264 |
Snowy Egret | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | | | | 9 | | | 55 | | | | 48 | | | | | 20 | 137 |
**Reddish Egret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Cattle Egret | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 219 | | | | | | | | | | 222 |
Green Heron | | | 4 | | 5 | | | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | | 2 | 28 | | | | 8 | | 5 | | | 4 | 89 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | | 22 | | 15 | | | 14 | 2 | | | | 4 | | | 77 | 6 | | | 7 | | | 4 | | 11 | 163 |
White-faced Ibis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1100 | | | | | | | | | | 1100 |
Virginia Rail | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
Sora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
Common Gallinule | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
American Coot | 100 | 40 | 516 | 2 | 1414 | 119 | 482 | 1223 | 1287 | 52 | 1423 | 736 | 422 | 8 | 327 | 1391 | 17 | | 823 | 1766 | 111 | 197 | 922 | 185 | 245 | 13808 |
Shorebirds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Killdeer | 1 | 2 | 17 | | 23 | | | 36 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | | | 26 | 2 | | 10 | 51 | | 4 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 267 |
Black-necked Stilt | | | 13 | | 138 | | | 43 | | | 4 | | 11 | | | 2 | | | | 6 | | | 11 | | | 228 |
American Avocet | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
Greater Yellowlegs | | | 4 | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 16 |
**Lesser Yellowlegs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Spotted Sandpiper | | | 4 | | 3 | | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | 7 | | | | 1 | 2 | 28 |
**Western Sandpiper | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Least Sandpiper | | 6 | 135 | | 64 | | | 178 | 3 | | 7 | | 4 | | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 411 |
Dunlin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Long-billed Dowitcher | | | 23 | | 11 | | | 212 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 246 |
Wilson’s Snipe | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | | 5 |
Ring-billed Gull | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Other Water Oriented Birds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Osprey | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 10 |
Bald Eagle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
Belted Kingfisher | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | 7 | | | 6 | | | | 5 | | | 1 | | 1 | 25 |
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS | 548 | 234 | 2341 | 21 | 6563 | 947 | 921 | 6315 | 3960 | 330 | 2621 | 1708 | 4703 | 501 | 1456 | 8079 | 366 | 18 | 2064 | 9415 | 906 | 1144 | 3528 | 2711 | 1416 | 62816 |
TOTAL SPECIES | 15 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 56 |
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Participant Information |

City | Surveyor/Teams | | | | | | | Hours | Area Coverage | | | | | | | | # Species | # Individuals | Miles |
Anthem | David Taylor | 2.75 | primarily golf course and park ponds | 15 | 548 | 5 |
Apache Junction, Gold Canyon | Theona Vyvial | 4.75 | primarily golf course ponds | 17 | 564 | 39 |
Avondale | Laura & Patrick Ellis | 8.25 | primarily residental and park ponds | 31 | 2341 | 15 |
Cave Creek | Emily Tamblyn | 0.75 | primarily golf course ponds | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Chandler, Sun Lakes | Troy Corman, Jim & Electra Elliot, Chase Northrop, Don Maas | 14.25 | west Chandler, Sun Lakes | 29 | 7037 | 103 |
Chandler | Dave & Nancy Pearson | 5.5 | east Chandler, including Gilbert Rd. ponds | 30 | 3054 | 36 |
Fountain Hills, Rio Verde | Vic Lewis, Robert Hindle, Mark Larson | 4.75 | Fountain Hills Lake, various golf courses | 15 | 939 | 8 |
Gilbert | Marceline VandeWater, Paul Kinslow, Andy Laufman, Dom D'Agosto | 8.45 | north Gilbert, including Gilbert Riparian Preserve | 34 | 2797 | 19 |
Gilbert | Bill Burger | 6.25 | south Gilbert | 27 | 3519 | 56 |
Glendale | Edwin Juarez, JoAnne Hill, John Arnett | 3.5 | Glendale, incl. Bonsall Park, Falcon Dunes GC | 17 | 1518 | 4 |
Glendale | Steve & Joan Hosmer | 3.75 | Arrowhead Ranch Lakes, incl. Thunderbird Park Lake | 18 | 1797 | 13 |
Glendale | Melanie Herring, Justin Jones | 1.25 | Glendale Recharge Ponds | 14 | 665 | 1 |
Goodyear, Litchfield Park | Joe Ford, David Nye, Caleb Strand, Alexia Hopkins | 6.5 | north Goodyear: primarily golf courses and Litchfield Lake Park | 22 | 2432 | 29 |
Goodyear | Greg Clark, Dwayne Fink | 2 | south Goodyear: Estrella Mtn. Ranch | 6 | 1724 | 2 |
Mesa | Johnida & Patrick Dockens | 5 | west Mesa | 21 | 682 | 41 |
Mesa | Gordon Karre, Mark Ochs, Mary Williams, Mary Brinklow | 10.5 | east Mesa | 27 | 2287 | 57 |
Mesa | Craig Fischer, Cindy Marple | 6.75 | southeast Mesa | 24 | 1702 | 27 |
Paradise Valley | Troy Corman | 0.5 | Camelback Golf Club/Course | 13 | 501 | 5 |
Peoria | Greg Clark, Dwayne Fink, Chrissy Kondrat-Smith | 7.75 | Peoria parks and residential ponds | 8 | 468 | 22 |
Phoenix | | n/a | Desert West Park, Maryvale Golf Course | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Phoenix | Justin Jones, Melanie Herring | 5.25 | Tres Rios Full-scale Wetlands and overbank wetlands | 43 | 3069 | 5 |
Phoenix | Thomas Gaskill, Mike Erickson, Kurt Licence | 5 | Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Site | 24 | 257 | 6 |
Phoenix | Daniela Yellan | 2.75 | northwest Phoenix | 12 | 473 | 6 |
Phoenix | Troy Corman | 0.75 | Stone Creek Golf Club, Orange Tree Golf Resort | 19 | 482 | 3 |
Phoenix | Emily Tamblyn | 4 | north Phoenix - Dove Valley Ranch, Wildfire, and Tatum Ranch GCs | 7 | 118 | 33 |
Phoenix | Matt Chew | 3.25 | south Phoenix | 10 | 939 | 40 |
Phoenix | Frank Insana, Magill Weber, Garrett McKnight | 8.25 | downtown & north-central Phoenix, incl. Biltmore area, AZ Canal, Granada Park, Encanto Park | 21 | 947 | 16 |
Phoenix | Pierre Deviche | 3.5 | Ahwatukee | 20 | 941 | 34 |
Phoenix | Mike Foley | 2.5 | southeast Phoenix, including Phx. Zoo, Papago Park, Phoenecian | 22 | 519 | 3 |
Queen Creek | Eric Hough | 0.5 | primarily golf course ponds | 9 | 366 | 3 |
San Tan Valley | Eric Hough | 1.25 | San Tan Valley, golf course ponds | 16 | 2064 | 4 |
Scottsdale | Karen Stucke, Pat Scott, Harvey Beatty, Jean Rigden | 6.5 | south Scottsdale (s. of Indian Bend Rd.), Scottsdale Pavilion | 19 | 2939 | 6 |
Scottsdale | Brian Ison, Herb Andrews, Diana & William Herron, Fonda & Scott Christopher, Peter Herstein | 12.5 | central Scottsdale | 27 | 5569 | 41 |
Scottsdale | Bud Johnson | 10 | north Scottsdale (n. of Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct), primarily golf course ponds | 24 | 911 | 43 |
Surprise, El Mirage | John Arnett, Joann Hill | 5 | Aquatic Center and many golf course ponds | 24 | 3658 | 20 |
Sun City, Youngtown | Dean & Joan Luehrs | 7 | Sun City, Youngtown (Maricopa Lake) | 12 | 960 | 58 |
Sun City West | Carol Beardmore, Ricki Carlson, Joyce Eggert | 4.75 | primarily golf course and park ponds | 18 | 1144 | 10 |
Tempe, Phoenix | Tom Hildebrandt | 4 | north Tempe park and golf course ponds, Harbour Retention Pond | 20 | 544 | 24 |
Tempe | Don Witter, Joyce Goodman | 4.5 | Tempe Marsh, upstream of Tempe Town Lake | 20 | 332 | 3 |
Tempe | Peggy Thomas, Jeff Stemshorn, Magill Weber | 8 | Tempe Town Lake, including downstream of lake | 21 | 270 | 3 |
Tempe | Janet & Bob Witzeman, Lisa Fitzner | 6.25 | South Tempe, including ASU Research Park | 16 | 659 | 25 |
GRAND TOTALS | | | | | | | | | 208.7 | | | | | | | | | | n/a | 62816 | 869 |
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