Southwest Region Counts for Chukar Partridge


Brownlee Reservoir - 1984-2008
Aerial survey area - 12 square miles.
Year Birds Observed Bird
Groups
Birds per Group Groups per Square Mile Birds per Square Mile
2008 453 61 7.4 5.1 37.8
2007 506 70 7.2 5.8 42.2
2006 858 139 6.2 11.6 71.5
2005 2,085 116 18.0 9.7 173.8
2004 1,855 102 18.2 8.5 154.6
2003 1,656 139 11.9 11.6 138
2002 1,488 92 16.1 7.7 124
2001 1,724 127 13.6 10.6 143.7
2000 1,488 104 14.3 8.7 124.0
1999 1,330 101 13.2 8.4 110.8
1998 1,131 125 10.5 10.4 109.3
1997 881 79 11.2 6.6 73.4
1996 949 90 10.5 7.5 79.1
1995 952 88 10.8 7.3 79.3
1994 1,056 65 16.2 5.4 88.0
1993 211 24 8.8 2.0 17.6
1992 930 89 10.5 7.4 77.5
1991 1,621 103 15.7 8.6 135.1
1990 1,313 77 17.1 6.4 109.4
1989 643 57 11.4 4.8 54.1
1988 No Count Data
1987 2,652 115 23.1 9.6 221.0
1986 1,686 94 17.9 7.8 140.5
1985 872 62 14.1 5.2 72.7
1984 597 45 13.3 3.8 49.8
Year Birds Observed Bird
Groups
Birds per Group Groups per Square Mile Birds per Square Mile
10-year average 1,325 106.9 12.4 8.9 111.8



Lucky Peak Reservoir - 1993-2008
Aerial survey area - 10 square miles.
  • The Lucky Peak survey is only conducted periodically, not annually.
Year Birds Observed Bird
Groups
Birds per Group Groups per Square Mile Birds per Square Mile
2008 176 24.7 10.4 1.7 17.6
2007
No Count Data
2006 269 35 7.7 3.5 26.9
2005
No Count Data
2004 362 31 11.7 3.1 36.2
2003
No Count Data
2002 218 18 12.1 1.8 21.8
2001
No Count Data
2000 241 21 11.5 2.1 24.1
1999
No Count Data
1998 193 26 7.4 2.6 19.3
1997 314 29 10.8 2.9 31.4
1996
No Count Data
1995 212 18 11.8 1.8 21.2
1994 190 13 14.6 1.5 19
1993 84 10 7.4 1.2 7.1
1992
No Count Data
1991 115 18 6.4 1.1 7.2
1990
No Count Data
1989
No Count Data
1988
No Count Data
1987 409 33 12.4 3.3 40.9
1986 144 15 9.6 1 9.6
1985 132 10 13.2 1.2 11
1984 84 10 8.4 1.1 7.6
Year Birds Observed Bird
Groups
Birds per Group Groups per Square Mile Birds per Square Mile
10 year average 243 24.7 10.2 2.5 24.3