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<br />",,~....... . <br />\'<:;~IY <br /> <br />Table 5. Waterbird sightings in Grand Canyon compiled from selected historic diaries. <br /> <br />Notes <br /> <br />Year Diarist <br />IX69 J.w. Powell <br />]~n F.S. Dellenbaugh <br />1890 R.B SUll1lGn <br />1890 \V.H. Edwards <br />IR% G. Flavell <br />1909 1. Slone <br />1911 E. KoJb <br />llJ23 USGS Expedition <br /> <br />19'27 C. Eddy <br />1937 B. Sharp <br />J937 1. Campht'IJ <br />1<)37 B. Holmstrol1l <br />1918. N. Nt'vill~ <br />1949 <br />19JR E. Clover <br />19JR L Jolter <br />1938 B. HoJrnMTOlll <br />19JR A. Burg <br />191X W. John~on <br />19-W B. Goldwater <br /> <br />1940 <br /> <br />M. Bilker <br /> <br />1942 <br /> <br />O. i\1,Il~lull <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Feb ~n <br /> <br />Feh 28 <br />Feh 1-1 <br />Feh 2R <br /> <br />Sep :?4 <br />Sep 25 <br /> <br />0..:(15 <br /> <br />OCl16 <br /> <br />Del II <br /> <br />OetlS <br />Nu\' II <br />No.... lq <br /> <br />Oct ]6 <br /> <br />Aug lq <br /> <br />Aug 7 <br />Aug l} <br /> <br />Aug 12 <br /> <br />Aug 14 <br />Aug 17 <br />Aug IR <br />Jul24 <br />Jul2ti <br />JuJ 28 <br /> <br />No waterbirds noted (~ummerl. <br /> <br />No wuterhlrJ~ nuted {~uJl1Illt'rJ. <br /> <br />Shot at a duck near Clive Canyon. <br />Shot a duck at 205 Mile RapId. <br />Shot a duck, saw two others at Turquoise Rapid. <br />"LOIS of ducks" ne<lT 205 Mile Rapid. <br />NQ waterbird!.' noted (fam. <br />No wutt:rblrds nOled (fall). <br />No mention of waterbird~ (fall/winlt"r). <br />They caughl a duck, which was ~ick or wounded. ill Kanah Creek. <br />Greal Blue Heron al about ParJshalll. <br /> <br />"SLlW a few duch !aday - the fir"l for a few days." Just anove Spnng Canyon. <br />Lalt"r, JU!.'1 he fore e.\lllng the canyon, they mention they want to shoot a few du~'ks to supplement lheir fl'od <br />!.'upply. <br />ShOI four ducks at the Grand Wa~h Cliffs <br /> <br />Sh(lt fi\'e more ducks near Smiths Ranch ioutside of the l'anYlllIJ. <br />Nflmentilln llf wall"rhirds hunllnt:rl. <br />Duck ~een in upper pan of Roartng Twenl1es, duck seen bel(lw Va~t'ys. 7 duds were ~t:en at Lava Canyon <br />RapId. .:In(lth~r flock ~lf ] 5-20 ducks, and another duck near Horn Creek. [)own~lreJm, they saw ~evt'ral <br />Great Blue Heron. <br /> <br />"Flighlllf Redwing Blackbin.l~" lle..H Kwagulll Rapid. <br /> <br />"W.:Lter ouzel," at Deer Creek r.:llls. <br />"A few duch" at mile ]92. <br /> <br />No waterbird~ noted in the Nevills diaries (summer). <br /> <br />No wLltt:rturds nOl\."d (.~umlllt'r). <br />No mention of wildlife. <br />Nu men lIon of wildlife ;.,ighlings. <br />Shot a duck hetween Badger ~md Soap Creek Rapid!.'. <br />Ducks and geese were ~een on the Green Ri....er but nOI Grand Canyon. <br />Preny sparse on wildlife, but docs contain Ihe (ollowtng statemenl: <br />"Duds and geest' are constanl]Y ri~ing from Ihe waler in fr(lnt of us:' <br />He specifically nole~ Red-Breasted Mergan!>ers. <br />Ka,sin's Kinghird~ at VLl;.,eys Paradi\e. <br />Nine Amencan Egrets between SockdohJger and Grap\."vine Rapil.b: saw many Red Brea~ted Merg.<1I1;.,ers iJnd <br />:) flock of Blue-Winged Teo!. <br />Immature Black Cro......ned Night Herl1n, tive Cmnamon Teal near Horn Cret"k; American Egret near Shinutno <br />Creek. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />Curlew ~een abovt" WaJtenbl"rg Rapid. <br />Gad......all.~, Red-Brt:a~ied Merganst'rs, i.lIld Great Blue Heron;., Wl'rl.' "pkntiful." <br />Two Avoceh near Whilmorc ~;ash Black Phoebe and White-Faced Glll~SY Ihi:-; al Diamond Creek <br />T......u dLlCh [llld a GI,;'at Blue Heron at Shlllumo Creek. <br /> <br />Four duck~ allhe moulh of Tapeals Creek. <br />Gre;.!t Blue Heron near Lava Fa]b KdpiJ. <br /> <br />22 OBSERVATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN GRAND CANYON <br />