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Ottawa County North American Migration Count

The chart below is a compilation of the last nine years of OIAS participation in the North American Migration Count.
 
Conditions 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994  
Weather                    
Precipitation none none none light none    
Clouds cloudy clear clear cloudy clear    
Temp Dawn 32 42 45 47 52    
Temp AM 38 45 50 48 68    
Temp Noon 39 48 58 50 69    
Temp PM 48 57 55 52 76    
Temp Dusk 47 47 49 49 59    
Wind Dawn E 10 10 N 10 W 10 SW still    
Wind AM E 10 15 N 10 W 15 SW 10 NE    
Wind Noon E 15 15 N 15 W 15 SW 15 NE    
Wind PM E 15 15 N 15 W 10 SW 15 W    
Wind Dusk E 15 15 N 15 W 10 SW 10 NE    
Number of Observers 11 13 15 13 19 15 20 12    
Number of Parties 5 9 8 6 11    
Regular        
Hours on foot 20.7 43.5 54.4 28.4 54.25    
Hours by car 19.4 23.8 22.2 18.7 14.7    
Hours other     3    
Miles on foot 18.5 28.7 50 22.2 39.75    
Miles by car 187 287 26.7 294.8 269.25    
Miles other        
Night        
Hours 1.8 2.6 2.5 1.25    
Miles 10 40 10.5    
Feeder Watch 6.3 12 17 2 4    
Stationary 6 10 7.8 5 6    
                     
Total Hours 54.2 91.9 103.9 54.1 83.2 59.7 83.7 52.4    
Total Birds 4584 5439 5195 6143 4598 5472 8482 5041    
Total Species 136 121 133 121 113 132 153 128    
Birds/hour 85 59 51 115 55 92 105 101    
Number of Observers 11 13 15 13 19 15 20 12    
                     
Name 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Total
Common Loon   1   1
Pied-billed Grebe     2 1 4   7
Horned Grebe     2   2
D-crested Cormorant 16 85 25 44 106 216 223 189 25 929
American Bittern 1     1
Great Blue Heron 22 33 16 29 52 37 37 80 16 322
Great Egret 1   2 1   4
Snowy Egret     1 1 2
Green Heron 4   8 8 2 3 3 1 8 37
BIk.-cr. Night Heron     8   8
Mute Swan 82 44 44 87 31 78 30 5 44 445
Canada Goose 134 168 94 128 152 184 155 125 94 1234
Wood Duck 7 14 14 7 25 13 35 20 14 149
Green-winged Teal     12   12
Am Black Duck     4 1 4 9
Mallard 161 249 283 293 189 251 436 200 283 2345
Northern Pintail 2   1   3
Blue-winged Teal 3 2 10 20 11 119 17 2 10 194
Northern Shoveler 2   6 11 10 12   41
Gadwall   3 1   4
American Widgeon 1   6   7
Canvasback     2   2
Redhead     1   1
Ring-necked Duck     1   1
Greater Scaup     1 2   3
Lesser Scaup     1 1 8 12 7   29
Scaup sp.   1               1
Com Goldeneye     1 1   2
Bufflehead     4 10 2 10   26
Hooded Merganser:   1   1
Com Merganser     5 22 18 3   48
Red-br Merganser 7   5 7   19
Ruddy Duck     1 2 12 12 5 3 1 36
Turkey Vulture 4 35 22 14 18 16 21 33 22 185
Osprey 1   2   3
Bald Eagle 1   2 1 2 6
Sharp-shin Hawk     3 1 1 4 2 3 14
Cooper's Hawk 1   2 1 1   5
Northern Goshawk 1     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1   1
Broad-wing Hawk   1 3 3 3 3 3 16
Red-tailed Hawk 6 14 8 5 13 16 13 11 8 94
Buteo sp     1 2   3
American Kestrel 2 1 3 1 5 4 6 4 3 29
Merlin     1 1   2
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2 2 6
Ring neck Pheasant 1 2 1 4 2 1   11
Ruffed Grouse     1   1
Wild Turkey 4 8 2 8 4 12 2 40
Northern Bobwhite     1   1
Virginia Rail 1   <