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Date: Dec. 15, 2005 Clear skies, winds 13 knots from 360 degree Date: Date:
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Abiquiu El Vado Navajo dam Blanco to Bloomfield to Bolack farm San Juan R. Aztec to Animas R. to La Plata R.
Lake Lake Heron Lake Burford Lake Stone Lake Embom Lake Horse Lake Navajo Lake to Blanco Bloomfield Bolack farm Bolack farm to Animas R. to Aztec Colo. Border La Plata R. to Hogback Morgan Lake West NAPI East NAPI TOTAL
Beg. Time 9:35 AM 10:05 AM 10:10 AM 10:25 AM 10:26 AM 10:27 AM 10:29 AM Beg. Time 10:40 AM 10:52 AM 11:00 AM 11:05 AM 11:10 AM 11:14 AM 12:00 PM Beg. Time 12:12 PM 11:15 AM 11:17 AM 11:23 AM 11:25 AM 11:35 AM
End Time 9:50 AM 10:10 AM 10:20 AM 10:25 AM 10:27 AM 10:28 AM 10:30 AM End Time 10:52 AM 11:00 AM 11:05 AM 11:10 AM 11:14 AM 11:15 AM 12:12 PM End Time 12:20 PM 11:17 AM 11:22 AM 11:25 AM 11:35 AM 11:45 AM
Total Time 15 5 10 1 1 1 1 Total Time 12 8 5 5 4 1 12 Total Time 8 2 5 2 10 10 118
% Ice 100 100 100 100 % Ice % Ice
Temp (F) 18 Temp (F) Temp (F)
50% full
swan swan swan 0
snow goose snow goose 200 snow goose 200
Ross' goose Ross' goose Ross' goose 0
white-fronted white-fronted white-fronted 0
Canada goose 474 30 Canada goose 600 210 212 2630 3820 220 1100 Canada goose 242 2505 950 2100 15093
Total geese 474 30 0 0 0 0 0 0   Total geese 600 210 212 2630 4020 220 1100 Total geese 242 0 2505 0 950 2100 15293
green-winged teal green-winged teal green-winged teal 0
mallard 1372 10 mallard 335 184 102 3222 1100 1432 212 mallard 60 20 390 15 200 3000 11654
northern pintail 20 northern pintail 10 10 northern pintail 40
teal 130 20 teal 145 teal 295
northern shoveler northern shoveler northern shoveler 0
gadwall 313 gadwall 350 5 gadwall 668
American wigeon 310 20 American wigeon 20 582 2 5 80 American wigeon 55 1074
wood duck wood duck wood duck 0
anas anas anas 0
Total dabbler 1812 20 363 0 0 0 0 0   Total dabbler 365 1271 104 3232 1100 1432 292 Total dabbler 60 20 445 15 200 3000 13731
canvasback canvasback canvasback 0
redhead redhead 50 redhead 100 150
ring-neck duck 10 30 ring-neck duck 60 ring-neck duck 100
scaup 25 scaup scaup 25
goldeneye 3 goldeneye 580 10 goldeneye 593
bufflehead bufflehead 170 bufflehead 170
ruddy duck ruddy duck ruddy duck 0
diver diver diver 0
Total divers 0 13 25 0 30 0 0 0   Total divers 0 810 10 0 0 0 50 Total divers 100 0 0 0 0 0 1038
hooded mergan. hooded mergan. hooded mergan. 0
common merg common merg common merg 0
merganers 27 48 240 merganers 55 42 5 34 merganers 30 15 496
Total mergan. 27 48 240 0 0 0 0 0 Total mergan. 55 42 5 0 0 0 34 Total mergan. 30 0 15 0 0 0 496
un id duck un id duck un id duck 0
Total ducks 1839 81 628 0 30 0 0 0   Total ducks 420 2123 119 3232 1100 1432 376 Total ducks 190 20 460 15 200 3000 15265
0
am. coot 168 am. coot 1210 60 am. coot 30 1468
white pelican white pelican white pelican 0
cormorants cormorants cormorants 0
0
bald eagle 8 4 16 bald eagle 3 1 3 2 3 bald eagle 2 42
golden eagle golden eagle golden eagle 0
osprey osprey osprey 0
raptor raptor raptor 0
Tot. raptor 8 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 Tot. raptor 3 1 3 0 0 2 3 Tot. raptor 2 0 0 0 0 0 42
sandhill crane sandhill crane sandhill crane 0
Total crane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Total crane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total crane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0