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23 November 2003

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


Notes & comments
SPECIES Nahant Winthrop Boston Squantum Hough's
Neck
Weymouth Hull Totals
R-t Loon  16  11 41
Com Loon   22
Hor Grebe 20 46 58 41 107 287
R-n Grebe  80     22 102
Gr Corm 15      11 26
D-c Corm 12 72 18 10 127
corm   47    49
G B Heron   16
M Swan     11
Brant 409 180 122 84 1513 15 2327
Ca Goose 126 223 118  50 58 577
Am Bl Duck 29 59 104 57 53 70 378
Mallard 16 55  16 107
Gr Scaup  600   615
Com Eider 691 1791 156 650 584 321 5315 9508
Oldsquaw   46   20 67
Bl Scoter       1
Su Scoter 20 12  10  28 66 136
W-w Scoter 94 720 169 40 12 149 1185
scoter 50       50
Co Goldeneye  34 36 28 52 72 224
Bufflehead 73 331 231 304 126 285 210 1560
Ho Merganser     35 40
R-b Merganser 66 194 158 513 93 35 299 1358
No Harrier       1
R-t Hawk     5
Am Kestrel      2
B-b Plover  12 11    25
R Turnstone      36 37
Sanderling    85   90
Pur Sandp 116 62      178
Dunlin 140   45   188
sandpiper (sp)     145   145
Bon Gull 10 24 15 37 28 49 169
B Guillemot      12
alcid       1
S-e Owl       1
Ho Lark  17      17
Am Pipit       1
Snow Bunt       6
Harbor Seal     4

 

Weather    Partly cloudy    
Wind    N 5 - 10 mph (8 - 16 kph)    
Temperature    35° - 50°F (2° - 10°C)    
High tide    9:40 AM    
Visibility   Good  
Seas   Calm (AM); rough (PM)  

Thanks to all the November participants:

Nahant: Mary Lou Kaufman, Linda Pivacek, Bob Stymeist
Winthrop: Susannah Corona, Glenn Morris, Allan Petersen, Pat Randall, Peter & Fay Vale
Boston: Denise Cabral, Mike Fager, Soheil Zendeh
Squantum: Craig Jackson, Dave Lange
Hough's Neck: Ken Barney, Andrew Joslin
Weymouth: Maury Hall
Hull: Paul & Brian Fitzgerald, Michael Palano, Susan Shapiro


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Last update: 12/17/2003
Compiler: Maury Hall
Email: szendeh@rcn.com