Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Monica Essenmacher

1/31/2017

1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Northern Harrier
1 Red-tailed Hawk
5 Mourning Dove
1 Eastern Screech-Owl
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Shrike
3 American Crow
7 Horned Lark
16 European Starling
2 American Pipit
13 American Tree Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal

Snowy Owl 1

Red-headed Woodpecker 1

Fish Point, TU

Unionville Rd, TU

Hume Twp, TU

Monica Essenmacher

1/30/2017

4 Mallard
66 Common Goldeneye
4 Common Merganser
131 Wild Turkey
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Eastern Bluebird

Tittabawassee River Rd, MI

Doug Jackson

1/30/2017

Rough-Legged Hawk 5
Red-Tailed Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1

AuGres/Turner Twp, AR

Doug Jackson

1/29/2017

Cooper's Hawk 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1

Forest Lake Home Feeders, AR

Michael Nelson

1/28/2017

Northern Flicker 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1

Monitor Twp Home Feeders, BA

Ryan Dziedzic

1/28/2017

Red-shouldered Hawk 1

Mallard 58
Common Goldeneye 120
Common Merganser 24

Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 18
American Black Duck 1
Common Goldeneye 102
Common Merganser 47
Bald Eagle 1
Herring Gull 1

Jerome Twp., MI

Sanford Lake Marina, MI

Sanford Lane (Anna Lane), MI

Michael Nelson

1/27/2017

Snowy Owl 2

Snowy Owl 2
American Kestrel 2

Vassar Rd Area, TU

Ringle Rd Area, TU

Monica Essenmacher

1/27/2017

10 Canada Goose Saginaw Bay @ Linwood Rd, BA
41 Mute Swan
3 Common Goldeneye
5 Bald Eagle
212 Herring Gull
2 Glaucous Gull
24 Great Black-backed Gull
70 Larus sp.

1 Common Grackle Linwood, BA

Ryan Dziedzic

1/27/2017

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Snow Bunting 1
American Tree Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 9
Northern Cardinal 3
American Goldfinch 17

Oil City area, MI

Yard birds!

Roger Eriksson

1/25/2017

12 Mallard
7 Common Goldeneye
87 Common Merganser
29 Red-breasted Merganser

66 Mallard
34 Common Goldeneye
15 Common Merganser
24 Red-breasted Merganser
6 Herring Gull

National Gypsum Dock, IO

Gateway Park, IO

Wayne Pierantoni

1/25/2017

Ring-billed Gull 67
Herring Gull 3
Glaucous Gull 1
Red-breasted Merganser 52
Common Merganser 154
Bufflehead 1

Caseville, HU

Joe Soehnel

1/23/2017

Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 150
Gadwall 1
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 500
Northern Pintail 1
American Kestrel 1

Hampton Twp/Jones Rd North End, BA

John Porath

1/23/2017

Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 26
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 400

Hampton Twp/Jones Rd End, BA

Monica Essenmacher

1/22/2017

Eastern Screech Owl 1

Beaver Twp, BA

Roger Eriksson

1/22/2017

24 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
17 Black-capped Chickadee
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
22 European Starling
1 Northern Cardinal
1 House Finch
5 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow

Tawas Point, IO

Joe Soehnel

1/21/2017

Redhead 15
Long-tailed Duck 2
Common Goldeneye 1200
Hooded Merganser 18
Common Merganser 25
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 27
Herring Gull 8
Great Black-backed Gull 2

Canada Goose 163
American Black Duck 16
Mallard 712
Gadwall 12
Northern Pintail 8

Karn Plant, BA
(Restricted Access)

Jones Rd, BA

It was an amazing difference in the number and diversity of waterbirds compared to the previous Saturday as the temps rose and the open water greatly expanded at the Karn Plant. Scroll down if you care to compare the numbers.

This flooded farm field on the west side of the end of Jones Rd looked like the middle of March instead of the third week in January with open water, no snow, and plenty of waterfowl swimming around and feeding.

Jason Bojczyk

1/19/2017

Mallard-2
Great Black-backed Gull-1
Mourning Dove-39
White-breasted Nuthatch-3
Cedar Waxwing-233
Snow Bunting-1

Eastern Bluebird-3

American Kestrel-1

Rough-legged Hawk-1

Rough-legged Hawk-2
American Kestrel-1

Tawas Point, IO

Bischoff Rd, IO

N. Kobs Rd, IO

N. Binder Rd, IO

N. Britt Rd, IO

Jason Bojczyk

1/18/2017

American Robin-40+
Purple Finch-8

Trumpeter Swan-1

White-winged Scoter-1
Red-breasted Merganser-150+
Ring-billed Gull-5+
Herring Gull-70+
Glaucous Gull-4
Great Black-backed Gull-3
Snow Bunting-254

Scaup Sp.-2
Snowy Owl-1

S. Lorenz Rd, IO

Gateway Park, IO

Shoreline Park, IO

Tawas Point, IO

Craig Schafer

1/16/2017

Mallard 1
Common Goldeneye 200
Wild Turkey 31
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Shrike 1
Bluejay 4
American Crow 17
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 10
European Starling 8
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Northern Cardinal 6
American Goldfinch 1

Tittabawassee River Rd, MI

Michael Nelson

1/15/2017

Cooper's Hawk 1

Snowy Owl 1

Snowy Owl 1

Snowy Owl 1

Snowy Owl 1

Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1

Merritt Twp, BA

Farley Rd, BA

Dutcher Rd, TU

Akron Rd, TU

Bradleyville Rd, TU

Munger Rd, BA

John Porath

1/15/2017

Golden Eagle 1

Caro Area, TU

John Porath

1/14/2017

Snowy Owl 1
Peregrine Falcon 1

Reese Area, TU

Joe Soehnel & John Porath

1/14/2017

Mute Swan 82
Gadwall 12
American Black Duck 10
Mallard 1200
Northern Pintail 2
Redhead 122
Ring-necked Duck 2
Lesser Scaup 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Common Goldeneye 1400
Hooded Merganser 14
Common Merganser 150
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 84
American Coot 7
Herring Gull 1133
Iceland Gull 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 17

Karn Plant, BA
(Restricted Access)

Monica Essenmacher

1/14/2017

2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Blue Jay
5 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
16 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
35 American Goldfinch
51 House Sparrow

Fish Point, TU

Ryan Dziedzic

1/14/2017

Bald Eagle 1
Common Raven 2

Geneva Twp., MI