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Summary: Winter of 1997-98

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 11/16/97 1/11/98 2/8/98 3/8/98
Red-th Loon 75   20   7   6
Com Loon   24   10   8   4
Ar/Pa Loon     ?2    
Horned Grebe   279   170   149   102
Red-nec Grebe   16   57   21   40
No Gannet   1      
Gr Cormorant   10   16   1   3
D-c Cormorant   89     1   3
cormorant (sp)   30       3
G B Heron   24   7     1
Mute Swan   12   4   16   8
Snow Goose       1  
Brant   868   1334   1070   2158
Can Goose   422   580   494   191
A Bl Duck   796   1286   967   718
Mallard   199   182   320   125
No Shoveler   2      
Gadwall     3     1
Canvasback     2    
Gr Scaup   76   167   365   129
Co Eider   7116   12494   9199   0
King Eider   1   2     4999
Harl Duck   1       0
Oldsquaw   27   19   34   39
Bl Scoter   13   12   4   2
Surf Scoter   490   155   55   74
W-w Scoter   2154   1477   504   232
scoter (sp)   1265   850   212   17
Co Goldeneye   188   933   627   425
Ba Goldeneye     1   1   2
Bufflehead   1490   1573   1080   1216
Ho Merganser   5      
R-br Merganser   1047   745   662   1073
Ruddy Duck   8      
No Harrier       1   1
R-t Hawk   3     3  
Am Kestrel   1     1  
Peregrine   1     1  
R-n Pheasant         1
Am Coot   1   1    
B-b Plover   13      
Killdeer   2       8
Gr Yellowlegs   4      
R Turnstone   1      
Sanderling   17   30   30   60
Pu Sandpiper   121   119   90   89
Dunlin   8   125   35   20
shbd (sp)   15   40    
Bl-h Gull     2    
Bon Gull   575   420   44   1
Iceland Gull   1     2   2
B-l Kittiwake       36  
Com Murre       1  
T-b Murre       1  
Bl Guillemot   1   1    
alcid (sp)       1  
Ho Lark   206      
Am Pipit   1      
Sn Bunting   76      
E Meadowlark         1
Harbor Seal   4   6   2   3
E Coyote     1    
Weather Clear Sunny Cloudy Clear
good visibility
rough seas
Wind WSW/NW
15-20 mph
WSW
10-15 mph
NE 15-30 mph NE 20-25 mph
Temp -1°C (30°F) AM
5°C (40°F) PM
2°C (35°F)
8°C (45°F)
-2°C (28°F)
4°C (38°F)
-1°C (30°F)
5°C (40°F)
Hi Tide 12:09 PM 10:00 AM 8:47 AM 8:30 AM


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Last Update: 10/6/1998
Compiler: Maury Hall
Email: szendeh@rcn.com