UPDATE 12/30/17: The final count results have been posted for all 12 teams that participate in this annual wildlife count which identified 14,326 birds in 119 species and other animal species. Details can be found on the ARNHA blog site.
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The 33rd Annual Wildlife Count took place on the American River Parkway on Saturday December 2nd. 2017. In recent years, Sutter's Landing Park was included in the count effort as "Team Otter" has come out early there under all sorts of weather conditions to count wildlife and enjoy another great day outdoors. This year was no different! We even had an on the water presence with Tom paddling near the group while counting wildlife, removing invasive plants, and noting illegal camp sites in sensitive habitats. It was a good year for bird and other wildlife observations as the numbers below show. There is even an outstanding question about the identify of one raptor species which might be the Black merlin seen across the river by another team or not...
Thanks to Rachel and American River Natural History Association for again coordinating teams and communication this year including making sure all the data gets into eBird where it is available to help all better understand the health and distribution of wildlife in our area. See you out there for the count next year and hopefully sooner to enjoy all the great wildlife to be observed now.
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The 33rd Annual Wildlife Count took place on the American River Parkway on Saturday December 2nd. 2017. In recent years, Sutter's Landing Park was included in the count effort as "Team Otter" has come out early there under all sorts of weather conditions to count wildlife and enjoy another great day outdoors. This year was no different! We even had an on the water presence with Tom paddling near the group while counting wildlife, removing invasive plants, and noting illegal camp sites in sensitive habitats. It was a good year for bird and other wildlife observations as the numbers below show. There is even an outstanding question about the identify of one raptor species which might be the Black merlin seen across the river by another team or not...
Thanks to Rachel and American River Natural History Association for again coordinating teams and communication this year including making sure all the data gets into eBird where it is available to help all better understand the health and distribution of wildlife in our area. See you out there for the count next year and hopefully sooner to enjoy all the great wildlife to be observed now.
Team Otter took to the water this year with Tom paddling for a closer and better look.
Team members Robert, Brian, Jane, JoEllen, Kevin and Dale (Asli took the photo and Tom was still paddling...)
American River Parkway--Sutter's Landing Park, Sacramento, California, US
Dec 2, 2017 9:11 AM - 11:11 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:
7 ground squirrels
3 Gray Squirrels
1 Fox Squirrels
3 Beavers
8 Red-eared Slider Turtles
1 salmon
2 feral cats
3 camp dogs on the north side
We had one observer in a canoe and 7 on foot.
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 41
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 20
Bufflehead 30
Common Goldeneye 36
Common Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
White-tailed Kite 2
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
California Gull 6
gull sp. 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 60
Mourning Dove 12
Anna's Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Nuttall's Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 9
American Kestrel 5
Black Phoebe 6
Say's Phoebe 2
California Scrub-Jay 12
American Crow 11
Oak Titmouse 3
Bushtit 42
House Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 25
American Pipit 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 5
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow 21
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 13
Western Meadowlark 3
Brewer's Blackbird 6
House Finch 29
Lesser Goldfinch 2
American Goldfinch 24
House Sparrow 1
Dec 2, 2017 9:11 AM - 11:11 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:
7 ground squirrels
3 Gray Squirrels
1 Fox Squirrels
3 Beavers
8 Red-eared Slider Turtles
1 salmon
2 feral cats
3 camp dogs on the north side
We had one observer in a canoe and 7 on foot.
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 41
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 20
Bufflehead 30
Common Goldeneye 36
Common Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
White-tailed Kite 2
Cooper's Hawk 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
California Gull 6
gull sp. 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 60
Mourning Dove 12
Anna's Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Nuttall's Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 9
American Kestrel 5
Black Phoebe 6
Say's Phoebe 2
California Scrub-Jay 12
American Crow 11
Oak Titmouse 3
Bushtit 42
House Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling 25
American Pipit 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 5
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow 21
Song Sparrow 2
Spotted Towhee 13
Western Meadowlark 3
Brewer's Blackbird 6
House Finch 29
Lesser Goldfinch 2
American Goldfinch 24
House Sparrow 1
Cooper's hawk or black merlin? The discussion on this bird continues and was a great sighting either way!
A Spotted towhee well camouflaged even in an elderberry without leaves
Large sleepy beaver soaking up some sun
A turkey vulture and a salmon carcass were counted (separately). The TV was hanging out with a flock of geese unlike these who have a meal...
Robert, Brian, Jane, Asli, Kevin, and Dale with Tom seen above in his beautiful canoe and JoEllen behind the camera!
What an important cause and wonderful way to spend one special day at the river each year, with the best wildlife neighbors!
Special thanks to newest team members Brian & Tom, who saw two Beavers down river where I hadn’t known them to be before, as he paddled his sleek canoe up and down the river.
Thanks to our longtime team member Jane and her “see all spotting scope!"
Thanks to our Salmon finder and group photographer Asli (missing in the top group photo but seen above) Ya!
And lastly, thanks to our eBird team of JoEllen, Dale, Tom who wrapped things up at a local coffee shop afterwards. Thanks especially to JoEllen who did another great job entering our data into eBird.
I agree with Siri who recently told me; “what would you do without me?” :)
Ya, Team Otter!
Robert
Special thanks to newest team members Brian & Tom, who saw two Beavers down river where I hadn’t known them to be before, as he paddled his sleek canoe up and down the river.
Thanks to our longtime team member Jane and her “see all spotting scope!"
Thanks to our Salmon finder and group photographer Asli (missing in the top group photo but seen above) Ya!
And lastly, thanks to our eBird team of JoEllen, Dale, Tom who wrapped things up at a local coffee shop afterwards. Thanks especially to JoEllen who did another great job entering our data into eBird.
I agree with Siri who recently told me; “what would you do without me?” :)
Ya, Team Otter!
Robert
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