Phoenix Urban Water Bird Count

20 January 2007

   TOTAL Anthem Avondale Carefree Chandler Fountain Hills Gilbert Glendale Goodyear Litchfield Park Mesa Paradise Valley Peoria Phoenix Scottsdale Sun City Sun City West Sun Lakes Tempe Youngtown
Waterfowl                                        
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
 
 
 
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
Gr. White-fronted Goose
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
Snow Goose
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
3
 
Ross’s Goose
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
 
 
 
Canada Goose (large race)
808
 
2
 
3
 
41
45
62
 
15
11
 
252
242
27
52
1
55
 
Canada Goose (lesser race)
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
 
 
 
**Cackling Goose
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wood Duck
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
Gadwall
249
 
 
 
4
 
35
 
 
 
 
 
 
84
29
 
 
2
95
 
**Eurasian Wigeon
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
1
 
 
 
American Wigeon
9535
10
 
76
1345
306
337
202
366
6
489
55
399
1879
2359
301
572
649
184
 
      Am. X Eur. Wigeon Hybrid
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mallard
3718
36
35
15
738
85
726
205
46
30
275
16
58
671
439
49
48
62
170
14
  ** (Mexican Duck) Mallard
4
 
 
 
2
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blue-winged Teal
3
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cinnamon Teal
74
 
 
 
33
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
1
4
 
Northern Shoveler
1559
4
17
 
417
187
126
52
110
 
91
3
21
88
127
 
4
1
311
 
Northern Pintail
1178
 
 
 
3
 
811
 
 
 
 
 
 
341
2
 
 
 
21
 
Green-winged Teal
1273
 
 
 
280
 
608
 
 
 
 
10
 
141
6
 
2
1
225
 
Canvasback
206
 
 
 
58
 
7
9
8
 
7
 
 
16
4
 
32
64
1
 
Redhead
152
 
 
 
41
 
 
 
24
17
11
 
 
25
 
28
 
3
3
 
Ring-necked Duck 
2605
1
10
6
117
1
247
222
277
 
136
16
1
979
237
14
53
108
173
7
**Greater Scaup
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
3
 
Lesser Scaup
339
 
40
 
27
5
7
7
8
 
13
 
 
28
7
2
 
77
118
 
Bufflehead
114
 
 
 
18
16
 
20
1
 
4
 
1
2
1
28
19
 
4
 
Common Goldeneye
16
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
1
 
3
 
Hooded Merganser
94
 
 
 
9
28
1
3
 
 
12
 
4
 
13
 
1
23
 
 
Common Merganser
989
 
 
 
255
 
 
501
 
 
 
 
 
12
172
 
45
4
 
 
Red-breasted Merganser
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruddy Duck
737
3
25
9
104
21
20
21
84
 
37
5
2
122
152
 
9
77
46
 
Water & Marsh Birds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pied-billed Grebe
303
 
9
2
21
13
29
6
22
 
18
6
 
58
22
1
8
13
75
 
Eared Grebe
11
 
 
 
1
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
3
 
 
 
1
 
Western Grebe
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clark’s Grebe
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
American White Pelican
21
 
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Neotropic Cormorant
191
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
10
137
 
Double-crested Cormorant
456
 
3
 
85
 
1
1
 
 
 
 
 
139
24
 
 
53
150
 
American Bittern
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
Least Bittern
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Great Blue Heron
186
 
 
 
80
3
11
12
2
 
1
 
 
16
11
2
1
19
28
 
Great Egret
392
 
 
 
126
 
40
8
2
 
23
67
 
43
10
 
 
57
16
 
Snowy Egret
119
 
 
 
17
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
8
 
 
11
72
 
Cattle Egret
14
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Green Heron
130
 
3
1
18
1
24
 
6
 
7
1
1
27
31
 
1
4
5
 
Black-crowned Night-Heron
114
 
 
 
47
 
1
10
3
 
 
 
 
50
1
 
 
 
2
 
White-faced Ibis
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
 
 
 
Virginia Rail
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sora
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Moorhen
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
1
 
American Coot
9783
31
239
60
712
636
601
446
2703
55
445
 
39
1328
880
36
563
489
516
4
Shorebirds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Killdeer
296
 
 
8
32
4
62
 
17
 
12
2
1
82
44
 
10
13
8
1
Black-necked Stilt
262
 
22
 
144
 
40
 
7
 
12
 
 
5
5
 
 
17
10
 
American Avocet
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Greater Yellowlegs
24
 
 
 
1
 
4
 
 
 
5
1
 
7
1
 
 
1
4
 
Spotted Sandpiper
5
 
 
 
1
1
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1
 
 
 
 
 
**Western Sandpiper
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Least Sandpiper
199
 
 
 
96
 
52
 
 
 
2
 
 
24
3
 
 
1
21
 
Long-billed Dowitcher
36
 
2
1
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
Wilson’s Snipe
16
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
1
 
 
 
1
 
Ring-billed Gull
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Other Water Oriented Birds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Osprey
7
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
 
 
 
3
 
Bald Eagle
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
1
 
Belted Kingfisher
35
 
 
 
1
2
6
3
1
 
4
1
 
8
4
 
1
 
4
 
TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
35689
85
407
178
4875
1314
3926
1774
3753
108
1619
195
527
6572
4850
490
1424
1761
2475
26
TOTAL SPECIES
55
6
12
9
34
16
32
19
20
4
21
13
10
43
38
10
20
26
37
4

City Surveyor/Teams Hours Area Coverage # Species  # Individuals
Carefree Donnie and Jackie Dann 3 Carefree, primarily golf course ponds 9 178
Chandler, Sun Lakes, Phx., Paradise Valley Troy Corman, Darren Julian 8.75 west Chandler, Sun Lakes, NE Phoenix, Paradise Valley 30 4977
Chandler David Pearson 4.5 east Chandler, including Gilbert Rd. ponds 33 2421
Fountain Hills Fred Stewart 5 Fountain Hills Lake, Fountain Hill golf courses   16 1314
Gilbert Marceline Vandewater, Paul Kinslow, Andy Laufman 8 north Gilbert, including Gilbert Riparian Preserve 30 2862
Gilbert Bill Burger 5.25 south Gilbert 14 1064
Glendale, Anthem Edwin Juarez, Mike Rabe 5.5 Glendale, including Thunderbird Park and Arrowhead lakes 19 1859
Litchfield Park, Goodyear Melanie Herring, Mary Strang 8 north Goodyear, Litchfield Lake Park 19 1099
Mesa Johnida Martin, Patrick Dockens 6.5 west Mesa 13 766
Mesa Robert Mortensen 3 northeast Mesa 9 340
Mesa Alan Sapakie, Marti Murray 2.5 southwest Mesa 17 515
Phoenix Tom Gaskill, Terry Brodner, Rich Kaiser 12.5 Rio Salado Restoration Site 28 628
Phoenix David Powell 5.25 north Phoenix 17 944
Phoenix, Avondale, Peoria Greg Clark, Tim Price, Paul Hershberger, Dwayne Fink, Lisa Gress 6 south Phoenix, Avondale and Peoria parks and residential ponds  18 1029
Phoenix Frank Insana 4 northeast Phoenix, incl. Biltmore area, AZ Canal, Granada Park 34 2067
Phoenix Pierre Deviche 3.5 Ahwatukee 11 826
Phoenix Mike Foley, Scott Kiersztyn 4 southeast Phoenix, including Phx. Zoo, Papago Park, Phoenecian 17 844
Phoenix Magill Weber 1.75 downtown Phoenix, including Encanto and Indian Steele Parks 11 146
Scottsdale Marjorie Eckman, Harvey Beatty, Walter Thurber 8.5 south Scottsdale (s. of Indian Bend Rd.), Scottsdale Pavilion 27 1238
Scottsdale Tracy McCarthey, Diana and William Herron 8.5 central Scottsdale 26 3339
Scottsdale Bud Johnson, Lilly and Will Strider, Brian Ison, James Scarlett 12.75 north Scottsdale (n. of Bell Rd.), primarily golf course ponds 16 289
Sun City, Youngtown, Peoria Dean Luehrs 2.75 Sun City, Youngtown (Maricopa Lake), Peoria (Westbrook Village)  12 743
Sun City West Carol Beardmore, David Wahl, Ricki Carlson 4.25 Sun City West 20 1424
Tempe Carlos Ross 4.25 north Tempe park ponds 11 92
Tempe Diana Stuart, Eyal Shochat 6.5 Tempe Town Lake and Tempe Marsh 35 1609
Tempe Diane Laush, Robert Dummer 5.25 South Tempe, including ASU Research Park  16 768
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