Biodiversity Impact of Cattail (Typha dominguensis) Dominated Marsh Areas in the Seasonal Wetlands at Palo Verde National Park

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Table 2: Total bird counts for the ponded and cattail meadow marsh habitats at Palo Verde National Park.

Tembisque River Marsh Bird Data

17-Jul-01
Species Site #1 Site #2 Site #3 Site#4 Site #5 Site #6 Total
landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

3

4

3

13

2

6

31
Snail Kite

0
Yellow-headed Caracara

0
Limpkin

1

1
Purple Gallinule

1

1
Great Egret

6

1

7
Northern Jacana

4

2

4

1

6

17
Inca Dove

0
Common Ground-Dove

2

2

4
Hoffman's Woodpecker

0
Groove-billed Ani

4

5

3

12
Red-winged Blackbird

2

7

4

4

3

2

7

29
Total Individuals

8

3

7

14

4

4

8

14

17

5

5

13

102

18-Jul-01
Species Site #1 Site #2 Site #3 Site#4 Site #5 Site #6
landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

7

10

1

6

1

12

37
Snail Kite

0
Yellow-headed Caracara

0
Limpkin

1

1
Purple Gallinule

0
Great Egret

0
Northern Jacana

1

1

2

6

5

2

2

19
Inca Dove

3

3
Common Ground-Dove

1

1

2
Hoffman's Woodpecker

0
Groove-billed Ani

6

3

2

5

3

19
Red-winged Blackbird

2

3

1

5

1

1

1

2

16
Total Individuals

7

10

6

13

7

9

10

13

4

3

1

14

97

 

 

19-Jul-01
Species Site #1 Site #2 Site #3 Site#4 Site #5 Site #6
landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover landed flyover
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

5

4

1

1

11
Snail Kite

1

1
Yellow-headed Caracara

0
Limpkin

1

1
Purple Gallinule

0
Great Egret

1

1
Northern Jacana

2

2

5

2

2

3

2

18
Inca Dove

0
Common Ground-Dove

1

1

1

3
Hoffman's Woodpecker

1

1
Groove-billed Ani

1

1

2

4
Red-winged Blackbird

1

4

2

2

2

1

12
Total Individuals

4

0

4

8

5

6

0

5

6

6

4

4

52

 

 

Additional Bird Species Seen in Study Area
July 17-19, 2001
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron 1 to 3 seen daily at edge of marsh
Green Heron 1 to 2 seen daily in marsh
Wood Stork small flocks (3 to 6) seen daily flying over marsh
Jabiru 1 seen flying over marsh
White Ibis flock of 12 see flying over marsh
Cattle Egret 2 seen flying over marsh
Black Vulture seen daily flying over marsh
Turkey Vulture seen daily flying over marsh
Common Black-Hawk 2 seen soaring over marsh
Harris' Hawk 1 seen "hunting" over marsh
Crested Caracara 2 seen "harrassing" the resting Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks
Black-necked Stilt flock of 12 seen flying over marsh
Great Kiskadee several seen daily at marsh edge
White-collared Seedeater 1 to 3 seen daily singing from Palo Verde trees in the marsh