mny thanks to the following counters who registered for the National Park (NP) and Hillsborough (H) Counts: Paul and Arlene Wigan (NP,H), Diane Griffin (NP,H), Winston Johnston (NP,H), Gerald MacDonald (NP, H), Rosanary Curley (H), Norah Longworth (NP,H), Rick Burger (NP), Jamie Burton (NP), Geoff Hogan (H), Sue Stephenson (H), David Cairns (H), Ann MacPhail (H), Bill Bcwerbank (NP,H), Reg Tharpson (H - feeder), Dan McAskill (NP,H), Ruth Richman (H), Gary Schneider (H), Thelma Murchison (H), Liz Mnehend (H), and Harry and Kelvin Robertson (H). It is the registration process which allows these counts to be published and which makes this valuable information available to researchers. Thanks also to the following counters and feeder reporters in the mntague area: Tina MacKenzie, Dorothy Nielsen, Elaine Clark, Margaret Mair, Margaret MacDonald, Connie Ings, Reg and Jean Thonpson, Blair Wood, Carole Nicholson, Wanda Curley, John Stewart, Mrs. H. Teunissen, Kenny Clanents, Sandra Hume, Athol mcKinnon, Hilda Hilchey, Ivan and Freda Reid, David Holman and Judy Eckford, Francis Fraser, Donna Collings, Ann and Peter Dutton, Ted MacDougall, Louise Leeco, Edith Graffweg, Stephen and Judy Merrill, Dan McAskill, Susan Stephenson, Don Harris, Gary Schneider, Ruth Ricl'man, Bruno Peripoli, Pat and Anne Wooton, Pam Stewart, Wayne Schneider, Sylvia Sterns, Geoff Hogan, Gwen Beck, Lenore Andrew, Thelma Mirchison, Brian and Evelyn Mann and family, Rosanary Curley, Howard Norton, Gerald MacDonald, Allie mcLellan, Bob Thcnpscn, Wade MacKinnon and Geraldine Fitgerald and Peter Feldstein and his friends.

The count summaries were as follows:

Species Number in Count Area National Park Hillsborough mntague

Northern Gannet 1

Double-crested Cormorant 1

Great Blue Heron 3

Canada Geese 103 250 12 mllard 2 2 American Black Ducks 642 516 184 Greater Scaup 1 3 Cannon Goldeneye 93 181 88 Barrcw's Goldeneye 5

Oldsquaw 44 3 70 mite-winged Scoter 2

Surf Scoter 2

Carlton Merganser 303 64 23 Red—breasted Merganser 2 95 Turkey Vulture 1

Northern Goshawk l 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rough—legged Hawk 1

Bald Eagle 1 American Kestrel l

Ruffed Grouse 2

Ring—necked Pheasant 1 1 3 Gray Partridge 49 55 r 32 Iceland Gull 2 5

Greater Black-backed Gull 108 191 130 Herring Gull 160 376 252 Davekie 1

Rock Dove 65 186 173 Nburning Dove l 8 28 Short-eared Owl l