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  1. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 26
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  2. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  3. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  4. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 62
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  6. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  7. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  8. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  9. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  10. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  11. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  12. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  13. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  14. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  15. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  16. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  17. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  18. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  19. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  20. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 10
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  21. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Sarah Sobiech
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  22. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lolita Keck
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  23. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Lolita Keck
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  24. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Benjamin Swanson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  25. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Benjamin Swanson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  26. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Francis
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  27. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Francis
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  28. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Francis
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  29. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Francis
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  30. American Coot Fulica americana
    # Count: 47
    Date:
    Observer: Gregg Severson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  31. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Gregg Severson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  32. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Gregg Severson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  33. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Honey
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  34. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Honey
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  35. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mark Honey
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  36. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Tom Gilde
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  37. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Judy Chucker
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  38. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
    # Count: 25
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  39. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  40. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  41. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  42. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  43. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  44. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  45. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  46. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  47. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  48. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  49. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  50. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jake Porter-Cohen
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  51. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jake Porter-Cohen
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  52. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kathrynne & Paul Baumtrog
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  53. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kathrynne & Paul Baumtrog
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  54. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Mandel
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  55. American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Ontl
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  56. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Theroux
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  57. Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Raymond Robertson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  58. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Spencer Collins
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  59. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Chad Hansen
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  60. American Woodcock Scolopax minor
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Shaw
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  61. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  62. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Olivia Gay
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  63. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  64. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  65. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Mary Emanuel
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  66. Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Wedin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  67. Redhead Aythya americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Izzie Myers
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  68. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  69. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Rus
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  70. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Galownia
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  71. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  72. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  73. Barred Owl Strix varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: leah darst
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  74. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  75. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  76. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Justin 🪶
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  77. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  78. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  79. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  80. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
    # Count: 40
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  81. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  82. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: J B
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  83. Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  84. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds

Additional Taxa (13)

  1. swan sp. Cygnus sp.
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Robin Oxley 🦉
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  2. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Kathrynne & Paul Baumtrog
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  3. diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jonathan Theroux
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  4. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    # Count: 30
    Date:
    Observer: Jeremy Cushman
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  5. Trumpeter/Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator/columbianus
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Sally Reynolds
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  6. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    # Count: 45
    Date:
    Observer: Izzie Myers
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  7. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Berdan
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  8. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 200
    Date:
    Observer: Cole Bauer
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  9. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Justin 🪶
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  10. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Brad Moe
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  11. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/Astur cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  12. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Margaret Tillery
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  13. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Stephen Rice
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds