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  1. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Izzie Myers
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  2. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Dave Rus
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  3. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  4. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anonymous eBirder
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  5. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Barry Rowan
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  6. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Justin 🪶
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  7. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Justin 🪶
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  8. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
    # Count: 177
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  9. American Coot Fulica americana
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  10. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  11. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  12. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  13. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  14. American Wigeon Mareca americana
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  15. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  16. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
    # Count: 703
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  17. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  18. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  19. American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  20. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anya Auerbach
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  21. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
    # Count: 6
    Date:
    Observer: Julia Eldridge
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  22. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Farzad Sadjadi
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  23. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  24. Redhead Aythya americana
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Stephanie Roettger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  25. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Jessica Piispanen
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  26. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Craig Cox
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  27. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  28. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  29. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Hannah Ender
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  30. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  31. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Anna Kilian
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  32. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Val Landwehr
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  33. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  34. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  35. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Bella Maiwurm
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  36. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  37. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sally Reynolds
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  38. Merlin Falco columbarius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steve Metzger
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  39. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  40. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  41. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  42. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Eric Holthaus
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  43. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  44. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Marty Anderson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  45. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Jessica Piispanen
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  46. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Steven Meisel
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  47. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Kevin O'Connor
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  48. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  49. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  50. Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  51. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  52. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Keith Kotsonas
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  53. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Keith Kotsonas
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  54. Barred Owl Strix varia
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Julien Ueda
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  55. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Julien Ueda
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  56. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Sally Reynolds
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  57. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
    # Count: 3
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  58. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Isabel Martinez
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  59. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
    # Count: 8
    Date:
    Observer: Travis Saveraid
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  60. Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Travis Saveraid
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  61. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Travis Saveraid
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  62. Gadwall Mareca strepera
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Wendy Pepin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  63. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Wendy Pepin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  64. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Audrey Negro
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  65. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
    # Count: X
    Date:
    Observer: Audrey Negro
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  66. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  67. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  68. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  69. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  70. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
    # Count: 4
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  71. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  72. American Robin Turdus migratorius
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Michelle Manson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  73. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
    # Count: 65
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  74. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  75. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  76. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  77. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  78. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
    # Count: 17
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  79. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Russ Sandstrom
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds

Additional Taxa (12)

  1. Trumpeter/Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator/columbianus
    # Count: 27
    Date:
    Observer: Sally Reynolds
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  2. swan sp. Cygnus sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Izzie Myers
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  3. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    # Count: 45
    Date:
    Observer: Izzie Myers
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  4. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Frank Berdan
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  5. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    # Count: 5
    Date:
    Observer: Justin 🪶
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  6. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    # Count: 32
    Date:
    Observer: Andrew Longtin
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  7. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    # Count: 60
    Date:
    Observer: Douglas Kieser
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  8. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    # Count: 16
    Date:
    Observer: Avery Blumenthal
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  9. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/Astur cooperii
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Charlie Carroll
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  10. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    # Count: 1
    Date:
    Observer: Sophia Yellowrock
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  11. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: Ben Vang-Johnson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds
  12. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    # Count: 2
    Date:
    Observer: William Johnson
    Location: Minnesota Valley NWR--Bass Ponds