Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Ryan Dziedzic

3/31/2020

Canada Goose 8
Ring-necked Duck 10
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 15
Common Goldeneye 1
Common Merganser 12
Ring-billed Gull 5
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 10
Tufted Titmouse 2

Greater Scaup 40
Bufflehead 16
Common Merganser 2
Herring Gull 1
Eastern Bluebird 1

Bufflehead 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Tree Swallow 34

Canada Goose 50
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 20
Mallard 15
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 8
Redhead 10
Ring-necked Duck 250
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 8
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Mourning Dove 2
American Coot 2
Sandhill Crane 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin 2
American Tree Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Song Sparrow 3

Sanford Lake (south), MI

Sanford Lake (Anna Lane), MI

Harper Memorial Park, MI

Ryan Dziedzic

3/27/2020

Snow Goose 1
Ross's Goose 2
Canada Goose 2586
Mute Swan 8
Trumpeter Swan 10
Tundra Swan 6
Wood Duck 39
Blue-winged Teal 7
Northern Shoveler 240
Gadwall 648
American Wigeon 385
Mallard 694
American Black Duck 176
Northern Pintail 2708
Green-winged Teal 994
Canvasback 90
Redhead 98
Ring-necked Duck 867
Lesser Scaup 209
Bufflehead 52
Common Goldeneye 6
Hooded Merganser 9
Common Merganser 69
Ruddy Duck 23
Pied-billed Grebe 14
Horned Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 9
American Coot 64
Sandhill Crane 954
Killdeer 13
American Woodcock 2
Wilson's Snipe 8
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 45
Herring Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 7
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 22
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Short-eared Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 5
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 13
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
Horned Lark 2
Tree Swallow 17
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
European Starling 150
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 42
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
American Tree Sparrow 22
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 93
Red-winged Blackbird 300
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Rusty Blackbird 150
Common Grackle 100
Northern Cardinal 12

Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1

Ryan Dziedzic

3/26/2020

Canada Goose 8
Mallard 42
Green-winged Teal 5
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 5
Sandhill Crane 11
Killdeer 12
Wilson's Snipe 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 1
Horned Lark 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
European Starling 6
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 34
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20
American Tree Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Song Sparrow 16
Eastern Meadowlark 10
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Rusty Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 2

Canada Goose 10
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Duck 10
Greater Scaup 13
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 17
Common Merganser 6
Herring Gull 8
Common Loon 1

Geneva Twp., MI

Sanford Lake, MI

Ryan Dziedzic

3/23/2020

Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 15
Wild Turkey 82
Mourning Dove 8
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 13
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1 FOS
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
Horned Lark 8
European Starling 80
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 16
House Sparrow 7
American Goldfinch 11
American Tree Sparrow 25
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Song Sparrow 10
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Brown-headed Cowbird 60
Rusty Blackbird 100
Common Grackle 28
Northern Cardinal 14

Jasper Twp., MI

Ryan Dziedzic

3/21/2020

Greater White-fronted Goose 2
Cackling Goose 3
Canada Goose 1762
Mute Swan 2
Trumpeter Swan 5
Tundra Swan 26
Wood Duck 18
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 231
Gadwall 477
American Wigeon 312
Mallard 752
American Black Duck 98
Northern Pintail 1747
Green-winged Teal 110
Canvasback 23
Redhead 280
Ring-necked Duck 941
Lesser Scaup 163
Bufflehead 98
Common Goldeneye 19
Hooded Merganser 14
Common Merganser 105
Ruddy Duck 5
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Horned Grebe 1
Mourning Dove 1
American Coot 38
Sandhill Crane 433
Killdeer 5
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 17
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Short-eared Owl 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 6
Horned Lark 4
Tree Swallow 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
European Starling 45
American Robin 44
Cedar Waxwing 1
American Tree Sparrow 32
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 35
Red-winged Blackbird 90
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 60
Northern Cardinal 10

Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1

John Porath

3/20/2020

Canada Goose 16
Wood Duck 2
Blue-winged Teal 4
Mallard 36
Northern Pintail 6
Sandhill Crane 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
American Robin 17
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Rusty Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 30

Melbourne Road, SA

This is a flooded corn field along Crow Island West past Stress-Con Cement Factory

Monica Essenmacher

3/16/2020

Canada Goose 20
Tundra Swan 350
Mallard 1
Canvasback 520
Ring-necked Duck 15
Greater Scaup 240
Greater/Lesser Scaup 100
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 290
Herring Gull 20
Bald Eagle 4
American Crow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7

Filion Road terminus, HU

John Porath

3/14/2020

Canada Goose 250
Tundra Swan 78
Wood Duck 7
Northern Shoveler 2
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 12
Northern Pintail 16
Canvasback 1
Ring-necked Duck 6
Common Goldeneye 6
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 4
Mourning Dove 1
Sandhill Crane 8
Ring-billed Gull 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
American Robin 3
Song Sparrow 12
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Rusty Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 15
Northern Cardinal 6

Shiawassee NWR (Ferguson Bayou), SA

Ryan Dzidedzic

3/12/2020

Snow Goose 1
Ross's Goose 2
Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Canada Goose 2449
Mute Swan 2
Trumpeter Swan 2
Tundra Swan 249
Wood Duck 4
Blue-winged Teal 1 FOS
Northern Shoveler 131
Gadwall 483
American Wigeon 330
Mallard 1700
American Black Duck 180
Mallard x American Black Duck 2
Northern Pintail 857
Green-winged Teal 270
Canvasback 104
Redhead 297
Ring-necked Duck 925
Lesser Scaup 93
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 16
Common Goldeneye 50
Hooded Merganser 13
Common Merganser 165
Ruddy Duck 5 FOS
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Mourning Dove 7
American Coot 1 FOS
Sandhill Crane 406
Killdeer 3
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 30
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 12
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
Horned Lark 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
European Starling 12
American Robin 14
House Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 1
Lapland Longspur 3
American Tree Sparrow 72
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1 FOS
Song Sparrow 40
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Rusty Blackbird 310
Common Grackle 100
Northern Cardinal 11

Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted Access - Wildlife Drive does not open until June 1

John Porath

3/12/2020

Canada Goose 350
Mute Swan 3
Northern Shoveler 6
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 12
Mallard 78
American Black Duck 3
Northern Pintail 25
Green-winged Teal 4
Common Goldeneye 22
Mourning Dove 2
Sandhill Crane 6
Killdeer 5
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 4
European Starling 55
American Robin 3
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Common Grackle 125
Northern Cardinal 2

Nayanquing Point SWA, BA

Ryan Dziedzic

3/11/2020

Canada Goose 19
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 8
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Wild Turkey 50
Mourning Dove 40
Killdeer 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Horned Lark 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 55
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 14
House Finch 6
Lapland Longspur 20
Snow Bunting 10
American Tree Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 8
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Rusty Blackbird 9
Common Grackle 48
Northern Cardinal 7

Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 10
Eastern Bluebird 4
House Finch 1
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 25
Northern Cardinal 2

Canada Goose 8
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 19
Hooded Merganser 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 2

Canada Goose 30
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 22
American Black Duck 4
Canvasback 1
Redhead 37
Ring-necked Duck 32
Greater Scaup 1
Lesser Scaup 6
Bufflehead 3
Common Goldeneye 25
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 96
Mourning Dove 1
Ring-billed Gull 23
Herring Gull 18
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 2
European Starling 2
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Song Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 2
Northern Cardinal 3

Greater White-fronted Goose 4
Canada Goose 300
Tundra Swan 75
Mallard 7
Common Goldeneye 16
Common Merganser 13
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 2
Herring Gull 6
Merlin 1
American Crow 2
American Robin 3
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
Common Grackle 2

Geneva Twp., MI

Warren Twp. Cemetery, MI

Oil City Marsh, MI

Sanford Lake, MI

Edenville area, MI

Monica Essenmacher

3/9/2020

6 Canada Goose
7 Tundra Swan
7 Killdeer
8 Ring-billed Gull
9 Turkey Vulture
2 Golden Eagle
1 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
3 Blue Jay
20 American Crow
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Horned Lark
3 European Starling
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 Lapland Longspur
2 Common Grackle

Port Crescent Hawk Watch (State Park), HU

John Porath

3/9/2020

Canada Goose 75
Gadwall 7
American Wigeon 22
Mallard 36
Redhead 14
Common Merganser 14
Sandhill Crane 2
Ring-billed Gull 9
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Blue Jay 1
American Tree Sparrow 12
Red-winged Blackbird 85
Common Grackle 17
Northern Cardinal 3

Crow Island (west), SA

Monica Essenmacher et al.

3/8/2020

24 Canada Goose
3 Tundra Swan
1 Killdeer
6 Ring-billed Gull
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Golden Eagle
8 Bald Eagle
2 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
6 Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)
77 American Crow
3 Horned Lark
20 European Starling
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 American Pipit
11 Lapland Longspur

Port Crescent Hawk Watch (Kinch Road site), HU

With Dan & Teri Duso, Mike Nelson, and Miles & Marilyn Willard

Ryan Dziedzic

3/7/2020

American Woodcock 1 Oil City area, MI

Ryan Dziedzic

3/6/2020

Canada Goose 2084
Mute Swan 1
Trumpeter Swan 2
Tundra Swan 294
Wood Duck 6
Northern Shoveler 10
Gadwall 70
American Wigeon 93
Mallard 180
American Black Duck 46
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1
Northern Pintail 40
Green-winged Teal 3
Canvasback 3
Redhead 332
Ring-necked Duck 115
Lesser Scaup 7
Bufflehead 3
Common Goldeneye 67
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 69
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 6
Sandhill Crane 32
Ring-billed Gull 4
Herring Gull 4
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 28
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Long-eared Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Northern Shrike 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 100
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Horned Lark 5
European Starling 40
American Tree Sparrow 42
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Common Grackle 125
Northern Cardinal 2

Shiawassee NWR, SA

(Restricted access - IWMM)

John Porath

3/5/2020

Mourning Dove 1
European Starling 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1

Ingersoll Twp., MI

Ryan Dziedzic

3/4/2020

Canada Goose 23
Mourning Dove 7
Ring-billed Gull 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
Horned Lark 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 9
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 5
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 8
American Tree Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 3
Northern Cardinal 4

Oil City area, MI

John Porath

3/4/2020

Snow Goose 1
Cackling Goose 2
Canada Goose 400
Mallard 50
American Black Duck 2
Redhead 5
Ring-necked Duck 12
Lesser Scaup 25
Common Goldeneye 6
Ring-billed Gull 5
American Crow 2
European Starling 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4

Dow Ponds, MI

John Porath

3/2/2020

Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 6

Canada Goose 2
Sandhill Crane 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Long-eared Owl 2
American Crow 3
European Starling 4
House Sparrow 5
American Tree Sparrow 1

Reese, TU

Shiawassee NWR, SA (Ferguson Bayou)