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Summary: Winter of 2000 - 2001

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

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

SPECIES 11/12/00 1/7/01 2/4/01 3/11/01
R-t Loon 123 5 20 10
Com Loon 43 14 13 33
Hor Grebe 324 73 231 183
R-n Grebe 31 21 27 33
No Gannet   6      
  Gr Corm   34   5   111   10
  D-c Corm   1606   1     12
  corm   63   30   59   2
  G B Heron   16   1   1   1
  Sn Egret   1      
  Mute Swan   8   7   17   14
  Brant   1219   1404   1437   4237
  Ca Goose   432   1096   1004   880
  G-w Teal   4     2   4
  Am Bl Duck   462   966   1630   1126
  Mallard   147   271   383   293
  Gadwall         2
  Am Wigeon   1      
  R-n Duck       1  
  Gr Scaup   307   961   1304   949
  Com Eider   13280   7760   8903   9061
  Ki Eider     1    
  Harl Duck   1     1  
  Oldsquaw   87   25   43   61
  Bl Scoter   2     1   2
  Su Scoter   390   275   161   166
  W-w Scoter   1616   617   879   844
  scoter       4  
  Co Goldeneye   53   864   1095   1242
  Ba Goldeneye     3   2   2
  Bufflehead   2177   1372   1619   1539
  Ho Merganser   24   2   3   11
  Co Merganser     5   2   1
  R-b Merganser   2285   677   782   1338
  Ru Duck   186   46   56   1
  T Vulture         1
  No Harrier   1       2
  S-s Hawk   1   2    
  Coop Hawk     1     1
  unid accip     1     1
  R-t Hawk   2   3   4   3
  Am Kestrel   2     3   1
  Merlin   1   1   1  
  Peregrine   1     1  
  B-b Plover   52      
  Killdeer         5
  Gr Yellowlegs   73      
  R Turnstone   42     7  
  Sanderling   366   142   380  
  Wes Sandp   1      
  Pur Sandp     8    
  Dunlin   13   8   92  
  B-h Gull   1     1   1
  Bon Gull   208   69   1  
  Ice Gull         1
  LB-b Gull     1    
  Dovekie   2      
  T-b Murre       2  
  Razorbill   9   1   1  
  B Guillemot   1   3   6   8
  Sn Owl       1   1
  S-e Owl         2
  B Kingfisher   2   1    
  Tr Kingbird   1      
  Ho Lark   20   19     4
  Car Wren   2      
  Or-cr Warb     1    
  Snow Bunt   27     94   15
  Racoon       4  
  Fisher       1  
  Harbor Seal   14   29   77   17
  Weather Mostly to
partly cloudy		 Mostly sunny Partly cloudy Clear AM
mostly cloudy PM
  Wind NNW 16 - 25 kph
10 - 15 mph		 NW 8 - 16 kph
5 - 10 mph		 Calm WSW 8 - 30 kph
5 - 20 mph
  Temp 7° to 13°C
45° to 55°F		 -2° to 3°C
28° to 38°F		 -4° to 2°C
25 to 35°F		 -2° to 7°C
26° - 45°F
  High Tide 11:00 AM 8:30 AM 7:00 AM 11:00 AM
  Visibility Good Good Good Good
  Seas Calm to
moderate		 Calm Calm Calm AM
moderate PM

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Last Update: 4/6/2001
Compiler: Maury Hall
Email: szendeh@rcn.com