Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Roger Eriksson

7/31/2015

Semipalmated Plover 3 Kawkawlin Twp Wetlands, BA
Killdeer 94 (Private Property)
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 17
Lesser Yellowlegs 24
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 33
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 2
Pectoral Sandpiper 6

Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Baldwin Twp, IO

Joe Soehnel

7/29/2015

Canada Goose 427 Shiawassee NWR, SA
Trumpeter Swan 2 (Restricted Access)
Wood Duck 334
Mallard 447
Blue-winged Teal 3
Green-winged Teal 24
Pied-billed Grebe 33
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 58
Great Egret 278
Virginia Rail 19
Sora 14
Common Gallinule 28
American Coot 22
Sandhill Crane 131
Semipalmated Plover 3
Spotted Sandpiper 12
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 108
Least Sandpiper 34
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Wilson's Snipe 2
American Woodcock 2
Belted Kingfisher 6
Northern Flicker 27
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 7
Willow Flycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28
Bank Swallow 104
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Swamp Sparrow 18
Dickcissel 6
Bobolink 2

Joe Soehnel

7/28/2015

Sandhill Crane 2 Kawkawlin Twp Wetlands, BA
Semipalmated Plover 1 (Private Property)
Killdeer 143
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 22
Lesser Yellowlegs 31
Least Sandpiper 57
Pectoral Sandpiper 9
Wilson's Snipe 2

Hooded Merganser 1 Bay City SRA, BA
Cattle Egret 5

Ryan Dziedzic & Val Trabucchi

7/23/2015

American Kestrel 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Sedge Wren 5
Common Yellowthroat 9
Indigo Bunting 3
Eastern Meadowlark 3

Common Merganser 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Purple Martin 25

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1

Common Goldeneye 3
Common Merganser 6
Piping Plover 4
Spotted Sandpiper 9
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Herring Gull 205
Black Tern 30
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Northern Flicker 6
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Eastern Kingbird 12
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Gray Catbird 15
Brown Thrasher 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 11
Northern Parula 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 15
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
PRAIRIE WARBLER 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Orchard Oriole 8
Baltimore Oriole 13

American Bittern 1
Least Bittern 1
Virginia Rail 1

Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 9
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 11
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1

Tree Swallow 300
Bank Swallow 5
Cliff Swallow 2

Mallard 120
Blue-winged Teal 3
Hooded Merganser 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron 18
Killdeer 130
Solitary Sandpiper 14
Lesser Yellowlegs 18
Least Sandpiper 50
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Wilson's Snipe 2

Noggle Road Grasslands, AR

Singing Bridge Public Access, AR

Oates Road Grasslands, IO

Tawas Point SP, IO

Point Au Gres Boardwalk, AR

Big Creek Road - Au Sable SF, AR

End of Erickson Road, BA

M-13 Wetland Area, BA

This is a private area behind the Eddy Brothers junkyard between Schmidt and Jose Roads.

Roger Eriksson

7/23/2015

Canada Goose 102 Tuttle Marsh, IO
Trumpeter Swan 2
Wood Duck 37
Blue-winged Teal 11
Hooded Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 41
Green Heron 3
Osprey 5
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Virginia Rail 2
Common Gallinule 1
Sandhill Crane 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Alder Flycatcher 4
Willow Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 5
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Marsh Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 18
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 1 ad female still in breeding plumage
Yellow Warbler 7
Song Sparrow 25
Swamp Sparrow 16
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 24
American Goldfinch 12

Joe Soehnel

7/22/2015

Canada Goose 309 Shiawassee NWR, SA
Wood Duck 164 (Restricted Access)
Mallard 355
Blue-winged Teal 1
Green-winged Teal 1
Hooded Merganser 8
Wild Turkey 29
Pied-billed Grebe 51
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 46
Great Egret 220
Green Heron 4
Black-crowned Night-Heron 16
Bald Eagle 5
Virginia Rail 17
Sora 5
Common Gallinule 11
American Coot 35
Sandhill Crane 37
Killdeer 44
Spotted Sandpiper 7
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 16
Least Sandpiper 3
Northern Flicker 14
Willow Flycatcher 11
Brown Creeper 1
Dickcissel 4
Bobolink 3

Roger Eriksson

7/22/2015

Snowy Egret 1 Pinconning Co Pk, BA

Trumpeter Swan 2 Tuttle Marsh, IO
Blue-winged Teal 3
Pied-billed Grebe 31
American Bittern 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1

David Peters

7/22/2015

Solitary Sandpiper 1 Shiawassee NWR, SA
American Woodcock 1
Scarlet Tanager 1

Ryan Dziedzic

7/21/2015

Wood Duck 3
Redhead 2
Lesser Scaup 2
Hooded Merganser 2
Ruddy Duck 2
Double-crested Cormorant 40
Bald Eagle 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Sanderling 2
Least Sandpiper 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10
Caspian Tern 27
Common Tern 46

Dow Ponds, MI

Ryan Dziedzic with Jim & Katie Sparrell

7/20/2015

Wood Duck 2
Green Heron 12
Bald Eagle 2
Belted Kingfisher 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Swamp Sparrow 2

Wild Turkey 24
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Bank Swallow 8
Indigo Bunting 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Purple Finch 1

Northern Flicker 5
Alder Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Veery 1
American Redstart 8
Eastern Towhee 3
Field Sparrow 5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2

Sandhill Crane 24
Eastern Bluebird 2
Bobolink 2

Oil City Marsh, MI

Greendale Twp., MI

Coleman Road Clear-cut, MI

Laur Big Salt River County Park, MI

Geneva Twp., MI

Roger Eriksson

7/20/2015

Canada Goose 265 Shiawassee NWR, SA
Wood Duck 36
Mallard 213
Blue-winged Teal 6
Hooded Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 34
Great Blue Heron 39
Great Egret 138
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 16
Virginia Rail 3
Common Gallinule 17
American Coot 24
Sandhill Crane 32
Lesser Yellowlegs 7
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Caspian Tern 4
Willow Flycatcher 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 108
Bank Swallow 55
Barn Swallow 9
Marsh Wren 7
Common Yellowthroat 22
Yellow Warbler 2
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 18
Indigo Bunting 14
Dickcissel 1
Red-winged Blackbird 56
American Goldfinch 24

Roger Eriksson

7/19/2015

Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Baldwin Resort Rd, IO
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Redstart 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 ad males
Pine Warbler 1

Joe Soehnel

7/19/2015

Snowy Egret 1 Linwood Rd/Sag Bay, BA
Purple Martin 8

Stan Madziar

7/19/2015

Peregrine Falcon 4 (!) Karn Plant, BA

Stan called to report the adult pair and two recently fledged juveniles flying around the Weadock Plant. You could possibly view them from the west side of the river at the state boat launch that is near the river mouth and directly across the brown brick Weadock plant.

Craig Schafer

7/18/2015

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 (2 ad / 1 juv) Shiawassee NWR, SA

Ryan Dziedzic with Jim & Katie Sparrell

7/18/2015

Wood Duck 9
Osprey 1
Chimney Swift 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
House Wren 2
Sedge Wren 1
Clay-colored Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 1
Henslow's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Bobolink 6

American Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 1
Ruddy Duck 2
Great Egret 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Bald Eagle 2
Ring-billed Gull 150
Caspian Tern 9
Common Tern 40
American Kestrel 1

CNC Homestead, MI

Dow Ponds, MI

Joe Soehnel

7/17/2015

Wood Duck 168 Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
Gadwall 7 (Restricted Access)
American Wigeon 3
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 24
Hooded Merganser 4
Wild Turkey 14
Pied-billed Grebe 51
Least Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 38
Great Egret 216
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 18
Bald Eagle 3
Virginia Rail 21
Sora 7
Common Gallinule 54
American Coot 42
Sandhill Crane 16
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 22
Caspian Tern 9
Northern Flicker 12
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Vesper Sparrow 2
Dickcissel 3
Bobolink 2

My show stopping experience today at Shiawassee NWR? I was driving up to the second spillway on the auto tour and immediately saw a completely albino Tree Swallow! I watched, mesmerized, for over five minutes before it flew out of sight with three other Tree Swallows. It seemed to fly in a graceful slow motion and, at one point, flew right overhead. Truly blessed and truly impressed! Craig Schafer reported it to me from July 9th and had forgotten about it until my sighting. Worth a drive just to see that bird!

Dave Simek

7/17/2015

Merlin 3 (1 ad & 2 juv) Sand Point, HU

Wayne Shawl

7/16/2015

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3 Cooke Dam Area, IO
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7
Purple Finch 6
Evening Grosbeak 2

Craig Schafer

7/16/2015

Cattle Egret 5 Bay City SRA, BA
Great Egret 3
Black Crowned Night Heron 2
Wood Duck 9
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 8
Marsh Wren 12
Swamp Sparrow 2
Easter Bluebird 6 (4fledglings)
Gray Catbird 12
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Baltimore Oriole 5 fledglings
Rose Breasted Grosbeak 1
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 2

Joe Soehnel

7/14/2015

Tricolored Heron 1 Tawas Point, IO
Great Egret 1
Caspian Tern 2
Black Tern 4
Common Tern 6
Purple Martin 18
Orchard Oriole 2

Common Raven Baldwin Resort Rd, IO
American Redstart 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 3
Ovenbird 1

Hooded Merganser 2 Standish Sewage Lagoons, AR
Great Egret 2 (Restricted Access)
Green Heron 2
Bald Eagle 2
Virginia Rail 3

Roger Eriksson

7/13/2015

Wood Duck 7 Nayanquing Point, BA
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 7
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 1
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 1
Caspian Tern 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Tree Swallow 74
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Marsh Wren 9
Common Yellowthroat 8
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 14
Red-winged Blackbird 19
Yellow-headed Blackbird 5

Roger Eriksson

7/12/2015

Green Heron 1 Baldwin Twp, IO
Ring-billed Gull 360
Herring Gull 15
Common Tern 35

Trumpeter Swan 2 Tuttle Marsh, IO
Pied-billed Grebe 21
Osprey 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Veery 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 3
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 7

Black Tern 52 Tawas Lake, IO

Joe Soehnel

7/11/2015

Cattle Egret 3 Bay City SRA, BA
Snowy Egret 1
Sora 7
Virginia Rail 5
Killdeer 42

Roger Eriksson

7/11/2015

Great Egret 1 Tawas Point, IO
Tricolored Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 11
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 6
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Purple Martin 11
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
House Wren 1
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 7
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 13
Cedar Waxwing 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 9
Yellow Warbler 7
Song Sparrow 5
Scarlet Tanager 2
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 61
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 2