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Ecological Monitoring & Compliance: Hanford, WA
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Michael Sackschewsky
Phone: 371-7187
 
Corey Duberstein
Phone: 371-7215

Hanford Industrial Complex Bird Occurrence

Historical Bird Surveys

Ongoing ecological compliance assessment require floral and faunal surveys within and around Hanford's industrialized areas to assist Hanford contractors in complying with various state and federal resource regulations, such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Walking surveys around all buildings are performed annually during the spring nesting season, bird species, abundance, nesting status, and location are recorded. Fifty different bird species have been observed in habitats surrounding building complexes and 19 species actively nest on or near existing buildings.

Dates:

  • Start: 1995
  • Modifications:
  • End: Ongoing

Total Active Nests Found During Annual Surveys of Hanford Site Industrialized Areas

Common Name
Latin Name
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total
American crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
6
2
4
 
 
 
 
 
12
American kestrel
Falco sparverius
4
 
 
 
2
2
 
2
10
American robin
Turdus migratorius
22
16
27
13
9
7
4
3
101
barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
56
73
46
30
33
33
21
13
305
black-billed magpie
Pica pica
15
19
14
1
3
 
4
 
56
Brewer's blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
27
18
17
3
 
2
2
3
72
Bullock's oriole
Icterus bullockii
 
1
 
 
1
1
 
 
3
cliff swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
423
264
146
294
163
246
330
132
1998
common raven
Corvus corax
5
7
7
1
3
2
 
2
27
European starling
Sturnus vulgaris
126
47
59
76
111
129
65
36
649
great horned owl
Bubo virginianus
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
 
4
house finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
15
17
35
29
34
27
20
9
186
house sparrow
Passer domesticus
13
5
10
12
16
10
9
7
82
killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
1
2
2
1
2
3
 
2
13
mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
 
 
1
 
1
 
 
 
2
northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
rock dove
Columba livia
8
5
8
8
8
5
8
6
56
Say's phoebe
Sayornis saya
16
10
10
9
19
5
 
5
74
violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
2
2
4
4
11
3
6
 
32
western kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
24
8
10
10
18
19
15
13
117
Total
 
763
498
400
492
434
495
485
233
3800

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