Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Phil Odum and Jason Bojczyk

9/30/2017

1 Ring-necked Duck
5 scoter sp.
1 Hooded Merganser
9 Common Merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Ruffed Grouse
2 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Bald Eagle
1 American Golden-Plover
6 Sanderling
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue-headed Vireo
27 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
1 American Pipit
1 Common Yellowthroat
3 Palm Warbler
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Dark-eyed Junco
13 White-crowned Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow
2 Swamp Sparrow

Tawas Point, IO

Joe Soehnel

9/30/2017

Canada Goose 428
Trumpeter Swan 7
Wood Duck 22
Blue-winged Teal 15
Northern Shoveler 5
American Wigeon 25
Mallard 400
Northern Pintail 25
Green-winged Teal 125
Ring-necked Duck 14
Pied-billed Grebe 69
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 8
Turkey Vulture 6
Bald Eagle 2
Common Gallinule 5
American Coot 78
Sandhill Crane 15
Black-bellied Plover 3
American Golden-Plover 24
Killdeer 21
Pectoral Sandpiper 36
Wilson's Snipe 8
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 26
Ring-billed Gull 320
Tree Swallow 2380
Common Yellowthroat 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 15
Bobolink 6

Shiawassee NWR Auto Tour, SA

(Primarily focused on Moist Soil Unit 6 and the Bishop Rd platform prairie area.)

NOTE: Today is the last day that the Auto Tour is open to the public. It won't open up again until June 1, 2018.

Phil Odum

9/30/2017

16 Common Merganser
2 Common Loon
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Sanderling
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
175 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Brown Thrasher
3 American Pipit
1 Nashville Warbler
3 Palm Warbler
3 Yellow-rumped Warbler
4 Dark-eyed Junco
22 White-crowned Sparrow
5 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
570 Rusty Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
1 Pine Siskin

Tawas Point, IO

Monica Essenmacher

9/29/2017

111 Canada Goose
1 Wood Duck
2 Blue-winged Teal
2 Northern Shoveler
20 American Wigeon
2 American Black Duck
1 Green-winged Teal
15 Redhead
8 Pied-billed Grebe
4 Great Blue Heron
38 Great Egret
33 American Coot
8 Sandhill Crane
7 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Greater Yellowlegs
45 Bonaparte's Gull
2 Caspian Tern
4 Eastern Phoebe
1 House Wren
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Gray Catbird
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
5 White-crowned Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
5 Rusty Blackbird

Fish Point, TU

Allen Chartier

9/28/2017

Canada Goose 71
Wood Duck 3
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 8
American Wigeon 2
Mallard 68
Northern Pintail 7
Green-winged Teal 5
Hooded Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 64
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 4
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 171
Herring Gull 10
Caspian Tern 1
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Marsh Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 350
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
White-crowned Sparrow 9
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 12
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 80
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 15
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 16

Canada Goose 82
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 18
Bald Eagle 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 37
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 12
Horned Lark 34
Tree Swallow 6
American Robin 7
European Starling 68
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 11
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 88
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 19

Fish Point, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Monica Essenmacher

9/28/2017

15 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
9 Wild Turkey
2 Bald Eagle -- AD
2 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 American Kestrel
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
15 Chipping Sparrow
6 White-crowned Sparrow
5 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
3 Eastern Meadowlark
600 Red-winged Blackbird

2 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Green Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle -- AD
2 Red-tailed Hawk
4 Sandhill Crane
1 Greater Yellowlegs
2 American Kestrel
3 Eastern Phoebe
3 House Wren
4 Eastern Bluebird
95 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 LECONTE'S SPARROW *
2 Chipping Sparrow
2 Clay-colored Sparrow
3 White-crowned Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
6 Savannah Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
13 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
97 Rusty Blackbird
46 American Goldfinch

Lighthouse Park Area, HU

Verona SGA, HU

Joe Soehel

9/27/2017

Turkey Vulture 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Hermit Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 1

Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA

John Porath

9/27/2017

Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1

American White Pelican 11

Homer Twp, MI

Whiting Overlook Park, MI

Craig Schafer

9/26/2017

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4

Kochville Twp Home, SA

Melissa Eddy

9/26/2017

Whip-poor-will

Jerome Twp Home, MI

Monica Essenmacher

9/25/2017

4 Wood Duck
4 Mallard
3 American Bittern
5 Sandhill Crane
1 Killdeer
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Peregrine Falcon
6 Marsh Wren
4 Gray Catbird
1 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Song Sparrow
15 Swamp Sparrow

Nayanquing Pt, BA

Joe Soehnel

9/25/2017

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 3
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray Catbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 2

Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA

Phil Odum

9/25/2017

1 Long-tailed Duck
26 Common Merganser
2 Bald Eagle
3 Sanderling
1 Wilson's Snipe
1 Merlin
41 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
1 Common Yellowthroat
4 American Redstart
1 Palm Warbler
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Wilson's Warbler
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow

Tawas Point, IO

Phil Odum

9/24/2017

4 Wood Duck
23 Common Merganser
5 Sanderling
1 Pectoral Sandpiper
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Merlin
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Red-eyed Vireo
24 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
21 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
31 Cedar Waxwing
1 Nashville Warbler
4 Common Yellowthroat
2 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
5 Palm Warbler
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Wilson's Warbler
5 White-crowned Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
2 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
4 Rusty Blackbird

Tawas Point, IO

Joe Soehnel

9/24/2017

House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 2
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1

Hampton Twp/Consumer's Easement, BA

John Porath

9/24/2017

Wood Duck 5
Turkey Vulture 13
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Philadelphia Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Gray-cheeked Thrush 2
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 1

Cass City Area, TU

Phil Odum

9/23/2017

4 Wood Duck
1 Long-tailed Duck
32 Common Merganser
1 Ruffed Grouse
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Great Blue Heron
7 Sanderling
5 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue-headed Vireo
22 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Swainson's Thrush
3 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
7 Cedar Waxwing
1 Black-and-white Warbler
2 Nashville Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
1 Northern Parula
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Blackpoll Warbler
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Dark-eyed Junco
5 White-crowned Sparrow
8 White-throated Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
2 Pine Siskin

Tawas Point, IO

Lisa Keith

9/22/2017

Blue-winged Teal 8
Double-crested Cormorant 80
American White Pelican 24
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 1
Bald Eagle 1

Dow Ponds, MI

Phil Odum

9/22/2017

4 Wood Duck
1 Hooded Merganser
27 Common Merganser
1 American Golden-Plover
1 Sanderling
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
50 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
2 Gray Catbird
6 Brown Thrasher
12 Cedar Waxwing
1 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
2 American Redstart
1 Northern Parula
4 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler
6 White-crowned Sparrow (leucophrys)
4 White-throated Sparrow
3 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow
5 Rusty Blackbird
6 Pine Siskin

Tawas Point, Io

Allen Chartier

9/22/2017

Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 10
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Golden-Plover 1
Killdeer 14
Ring-billed Gull 14
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 16
Peregrine Falcon 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Horned Lark 46
European Starling 173
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 1
Bobolink 1
Common Grackle 7240
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 23

Columbia Twp, TU

Phil Odum

9/21/2017

7 Wood Duck
1 Long-tailed Duck
46 Common Merganser
2 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Turkey Vulture
4 Sanderling
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
1 Great Black-backed Gull
6 Northern Flicker
2 Merlin
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Red-eyed Vireo
67 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 Gray Catbird
2 Brown Thrasher
1 Nashville Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
3 American Redstart
1 Northern Parula
2 Magnolia Warbler
4 Blackpoll Warbler
6 Palm Warbler
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Dark-eyed Junco
11 White-crowned Sparrow
11 White-throated Sparrow
7 Savannah Sparrow
8 Song Sparrow
3 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
8 Rusty Blackbird
1 House Finch
1 Pine Siskin

Number of Taxa: 48

Tawas Point, IO

Roger Eriksson

9/21/2017

668 Canada Goose
1 Mute Swan
185 Wood Duck
137 Blue-winged Teal
131 American Wigeon
465 Mallard
46 American Black Duck
311 Northern Pintail
246 Green-winged Teal
1 Ruddy Duck
129 Pied-billed Grebe
77 Double-crested Cormorant
28 Great Blue Heron
67 Great Egret
3 Black-crowned Night-Heron
2 Turkey Vulture
3 Northern Harrier
3 Bald Eagle
2 Virginia Rail
1 Sora
41 Common Gallinule
97 American Coot
56 Sandhill Crane
69 Killdeer
23 Pectoral Sandpiper
12 Greater Yellowlegs
49 Lesser Yellowlegs
224 Ring-billed Gull
2 Herring Gull
7 Mourning Dove
3 Belted Kingfisher
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 American Crow
34 Tree Swallow
1 Gray Catbird
21 European Starling
12 Savannah Sparrow
6 Song Sparrow
3147 Red-winged Blackbird
2 American Goldfinch

Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
(Restricted Access)

Phil Odum

9/20/2017

4 Wood Duck
1 Long-tailed Duck
8 Common Merganser
2 Common Loon
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle
1 Sora
12 Sanderling
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
8 Northern Flicker
1 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon
3 Eastern Phoebe
1 Philadelphia Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
47 Blue Jay
1 House Wren
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
2 Gray Catbird
1 Brown Thrasher
3 American Pipit
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
4 Nashville Warbler
6 Common Yellowthroat
4 American Redstart
2 Magnolia Warbler
1 Bay-breasted Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler -- Pik
3 Blackpoll Warbler
4 Palm Warbler
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Wilson's Warbler
10 White-crowned Sparrow
12 White-throated Sparrow
13 Savannah Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
2 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 Dickcissel
3 Rusty Blackbird

Tawas Point, IO

Joe Soehnel

9/19/2017

Eastern Phoebe 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 12

Consumer's Easement Near Home, BA (Hampton Twp)

Phil Odum

9/19/2017

1 Blue-winged Teal
1 Gadwall
11 Red-breasted Merganser
3 Pied-billed Grebe
89 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Virginia Rail
11 Sanderling
4 Northern Flicker
1 Merlin
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Red-eyed Vireo
57 Blue Jay
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Winter Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
3 Gray Catbird
3 Brown Thrasher
12 Cedar Waxwing
1 Nashville Warbler
2 Common Yellowthroat
3 American Redstart
1 Northern Parula
1 Magnolia Warbler
1 Chestnut-sided Warbler
5 Blackpoll Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
2 Palm Warbler
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Wilson's Warbler
1 Chipping Sparrow
6 White-crowned Sparrow
14 White-throated Sparrow
4 Savannah Sparrow
2 Lincoln's Sparrow
17 Rusty Blackbird
1 Pine Siskin

Tawas Point, IO