Elbow River Monthly Survey, 01Jul09. Sunny, calm, 05-16C. 5 participants. One had to scrape ice off windshield.

1.. Canada Goose-6 + yg
2.. Mallard-11 + yg
3.. Common Merganser =4f +yg
4.. Ring-necked Pheasant-1m
5.. Osprey-4 at two nests
6.. Merlin-1
7.. Franklin’s Gull-50+
8.. Sterna Tern-1
9.. Rock Pigeon-3
10.. Downy Woodpecker-2
11.. Northern Flicker-5
12.. Black-billed Magpie-80 (many young out of nests)
13.. American Crow-12
14.. Tree Swallow-10
15.. N. Rough-winged Swallow-1
16.. Bank Swallow-1
17.. Cliff Swallow-2 (Dam colony greatly reduced).
18.. Black-capped Chickadee-7
19.. Red-breasted Nuthatch-1
20.. House Wren-9
21.. Am. Robin-40
22.. Gray Catbird-2
23.. Cedar Waxwing-5
24.. Eur. Starling-6
25.. Yellow Warbler-11
26.. Chipping Sparrow-2
27.. Clay-colored Sparrow-5
28.. Lincoln’s Sparrow-2
29.. Common Grackle-1
30.. Brown-headed Cowbird-4
31.. House Finch-5
32.. House Sparrow-20
Eastern Gray Squirrel-12