RESULTS OF SPRING 2012 SURVEY

(March 5, 2012)

This survey is the fourth for a new set of ponds started in 2004.

Location (Size) Species Numbers
Lakeshore: Reservoir 2 (553,402 m2) American coot (Fulica americana) 16
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 31
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 30
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 15
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 23
  Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) 2
Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 4
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 27
  Great-blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
  Greater and lesser scaup (Aythya marila, Aythya affinis) 22 
  Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 4
  Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2
  Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 1
Jacobson: Reservoir 3 (201,288 m2) Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) 3
  Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
  Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 8
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 37
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 12
  Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) 1
  Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 2
  Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) 1
  Green-winged teal (Anas crecca) 1
  Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2
  American coot (Fulica americana) 15
Justice Farm (856 m2) Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 12
  Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 6
  Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
  Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Winchester Reservoir (76378 m2) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 20
  Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
  Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
Briar Hill Rd #1 (1207m2) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 2
  Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 5
  Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
  Gadwall (Anas strepera) 3
  Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) 1
Hidden Lake (32275 m2) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 2
  Ring-necked Duck (Anas collaris) 20
  Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
  Gadwall (Anas strepera) 9
  Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 8
  Blue-winged teal (Anas discors) 1
  Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 8
  Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 1
  Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
  American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Briar Hill Rd #2 (5085 m2) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 4
  Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 5
  Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Briar Hill #3 (2776 m2) No ducks 0
Ironworks #1 (5461m2) Greater scaup (Aythya marila) 2
  Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
  Redhead (Aythya americana) 12
  Ring-necked Duck (Anas collaris) 7
  Mute swan (Cygnus olor) 2
  Gadwall (Anas strepera) 1
CAER (23476 m2) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 12
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
  Belted kingfisher  (Ceryle alcyon) 1
Berea Rd (12289 m2) American Wigeon (Anas americana) 1
Canada goose (Branta canadensis) 20
  Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) 12
  Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
  Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2
  Gadwall (Anas strepera) 23