Current Sightings

03/06/08

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Cheyenne Bottoms

After conducting a quick roadside survey through the Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve and the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, these are the results. Roads are still wet in a few places and a little rough, but are improving.

Northern Cardinal (7), Eastern Bluebird (3), Northern Flicker (6), Downy Woodpecker (4), Red-Bellied Woodpecker (2), Great Horned Owl (1), American White Pelican (48), Canada Goose (2000), Cackling Goose (5), Bufflehead (14), Redhead (1350), Common Merganser (950), American Coot (145), Snow Goose (2500), Northern Harrier (9), Rough-legged Hawk (1), American Kestrel (2), Meadowlark sp. (45), Eastern Meadowlark (11), Western Meadowlark (24), Red-tailed Hawk (3), Dark-eyed Junco (29), Carolina Wren (1), Song Sparrow (1), American Tree Sparrow (250), White-breasted Nuthatch (2), Harris' Sparrow (15), American Robin (175), Wild Turkey (35), American Goldfinch (7), House Finch (13), Northern Shoveler (115), Killdeer (5), Ring-Billed Gull (170), Bald Eagle (47), Great Blue Heron (2), Common Goldeneye (17), Ruddy Duck (75), Mallard (425), Hooded Merganser (20) Gadwall (120), Wood Duck (5), White-fronted Goose (250), Canvasback (12), American Wigeon (41), Ring-necked Duck (17), Ross's Goose (3), Double-crested Comorant (2), Horned Lark (9), European Starling (90), Red-winged Blackbird (160), Herring Gull (65), Sandhill Crane (33).

04/03/08

Robert Penner/Nature Conservancy

Cheyenne Bottoms

Number of species: 56

Canada Goose (5), Gadwall (4), Mallard (9), Blue-winged Teal (60), Northern Shoveler (525), Green-winged Teal (6), Lesser Scaup (2), Bufflehead (5), Hooded Merganser (3), Ruddy Duck (390), Ring-necked Pheasant (3), Pied-billed Grebe (2), Eared Grebe (2), Western Grebe (1), American White

Pelican (2430), Double-crested Cormorant (190), Great Blue Heron (42), Red-tailed Hawk (2), American Kestrel (1), Prairie Falcon (1), American Coot (270)

American Golden-Plover (2), Killdeer (4), Black-necked Stilt (1), Greater Yellowlegs (225), Lesser Yellowlegs (90), Baird's Sandpiper (250), Long-billed Dowitcher (80), Franklin's Gull (200), Ring-billed Gull (200), Herring Gull (10), Rock Pigeon (2), Mourning Dove (6), Barn Owl (1), Burrowing Owl (1), Northern Flicker (5), Eastern Phoebe (1), Loggerhead Shrike (2), Horned Lark (7),Tree Swallow (6), Barn Swallow (1), American Robin (17), European Starling (20), Field Sparrow (3), Vesper Sparrow (22), Savannah Sparrow (15), Harris's Sparrow (7), Dark-eyed Junco (12), Northern Cardinal (2), Red-winged Blackbird (86), Western Meadowlark (2), Meadowlard Sp. (12), Common Grackle (32), Great-tailed Grackle (7), Brown-headed Cowbird (45), House Sparrow (9).