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San Francisco Bay oil spill: Bird Recovery

OILED BIRD SPECIES (Richardson Bay through 11/19)
Species
observed
captured
dead
# of birds
Common Loon
5
1
0
6
Brown Pelican
3
0
0
3
Double-crested Cormorant
9
1
5
15
Pelagic Cormorant
1
0
0
1
Bufflehead
2
0
0
2
Greater/Lesser Scaup
116
3
14
133
Surf Scoter
129
14
22
165
Ruddy Duck
7
1
3
11
Red-breasted Merganser
1
0
0
1
American Coot
1
0
0
1
Eared/Horned Grebe
18
2
1
21
Western/Clark's Grebe
24
1
10
35
Heerman's Gull
0
0
1
1
Western Gull
2
1
0
3
Willet
1
0
0
1
Unknown species
0
0
11
11
Total  
319
24
67
410

 

DAILY OILED BIRDS (Richardson Bay)
Date
observed
captured
dead
daily total
# of species
Friday, Nov. 9th
14
0
0
14
3
Saturday, Nov. 10th
27
3
2
32
9
Sunday, Nov. 11th
49
4
2
55
6
Monday, Nov. 12th
46
2
13
61
8
Tuesday, Nov. 13th
47
5
8
60
7
Wednesday, Nov. 14th
29
4
7
40
8
Thursday, Nov. 15th
7
1
10
18
5
Friday, Nov. 16th
71
2
2
75
7
Saturday, Nov. 17th
3
1
6
10
2
Sunday, Nov. 18th
1
0
2
3
2
Monday, Nov 19th
12
0
1
13
4
Tuesday, Nov. 20th
10
1
5
16
3
Wednesday, Nov. 21st
0
0
1
1
1
Tuesday, Nov. 27th
1
0
5
6
3
Wednesday, Nov. 28th
0
0
1
1
1
Monday, Dec. 3
1
1
1
3
3
Wednesday, Dec. 12
1
0
0
1
1
Total
319
24
67
410
 

 

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