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Summary: Winter of 2006 - 2007

This data was gathered by eleven separate parties censusing
seven designated regions of Boston Harbor.
All observations were from land.

Starting with the 20 November 2005 census, TASL data is presented in the new AOU checklist order. See The A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, Seventh Edition, incorporating changes made in the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 46th Supplements .


Each column head links to the census sheet for that date.

SPECIES
2006.11.19
2007.01.07
2007.02.04
Canada Goose 590  1308  1031 
Brant  747  601  500 
Mute Swan   
Gadwall     
American Wigeon     
American Black Duck  173  488  351 
Mallard  134  84  112 
Northern Pintail     
Greater Scaup  707  1514  34 
Common Eider  6606  3913  3070 
Harlequin Duck   
Surf Scoter  396  201  171 
White-winged Scoter  977  658  493 
Black Scoter  15 
scoter (sp)  712  21   
Oldsquaw  164  112  10 
Bufflehead  1262  1325  776 
Barrow's Goldeneye   
Common Goldeneye  66  320  279 
Hooded Merganser  47  28 
Red-breasted Merganser  1589  614  246 
Ruddy Duck   
Red-thr Loon  62  20  15 
Common Loon  31  25 
Pacific Loon     
Pied-billed Grebe     
Horned Grebe  239  183  41 
Red-necked Grebe  19  153 
Northern Gannet  19     
Double-crested Cormorant  280 
Great Cormorant  15 
cormorant (sp)  45 
Great Blue Heron 
Black-crowned Night-Heron     
Cooper's Hawk   
Red-tailed Hawk   
American Kestrel   
Merlin     
Peregrine   
Greater Yellowlegs     
Lesser Yellowlegs     
Ruddy Turnstone     
Sanderling  104   
Purple Sandpiper  13  14  66 
Bonaparte's Gull  78     
Razorbill    11   
Black Guillemot 
alcid (sp)   
Belted Kingfisher   
Horned Lark   
Carolina Wren     
Snow Bunting  93   
Harbor Seal  10  34 
Weather  cloudy  partly sunny  mostly sunny 
Wind  w 5 mph (8 kph)  wnw 5 - 10 mph
(8 - 16 kph) 
wnw 15 - 25 mph
(24 - 40 kph) 
Temp  40°- 45°F
(5° - 8°C) 
45° - 50°F
(8° to 10° C) 
20° - 22°F
(- 7° to -6° C) 
Hi Tide  9:50 AM  1:45 PM   
Visibility  good  good  good 
Seas  calm to some chop  calm  moderate to rough 
Party hours  38.5  34.5  37 


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Last Update: 2007.03.10
Compiler: Maury Hall
Email: szendeh@rcn.com