Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Allen Chartier

10/31/2018

Canada Goose 5286
Trumpeter Swan 9
Tundra Swan 65
Wood Duck 53
Northern Shoveler 594
Gadwall 2470
American Wigeon 2114
Mallard 9929
American Black Duck 295
Northern Pintail 3952
Green-winged Teal 1106
Canvasback 26
Redhead 17
Ring-necked Duck 10
Lesser Scaup 15
Bufflehead 5
Hooded Merganser 40
Common Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 35
Pied-billed Grebe 27
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Mourning Dove 10
American Coot 537
Sandhill Crane 1279
Dunlin 76
Pectoral Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Bonaparte's Gull 843
Ring-billed Gull 1316
Herring Gull 52
Double-crested Cormorant 92
American White Pelican 67
Great Blue Heron 28
Great Egret 14
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Northern Harrier 6
Cooper's Hawk 2
Bald Eagle 17
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Great Horned Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 23
Black-capped Chickadee 24
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Marsh Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
European Starling 170
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
American Tree Sparrow 62
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-throated Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 29
Swamp Sparrow 9
Red-winged Blackbird 1500
Rusty Blackbird 23
Common Grackle 325
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Northern Cardinal 8
House Sparrow 5

Shiawassee NWR, SA
(Restricted access)

Excellent diversity and numbers!

Monica Essenmacher

10/30/2018

2 Blue Jay
1 Common Raven
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Northern Cardinal

3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
1 American Robin
8 Common Redpoll
13 American Tree Sparrow
4 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
7 White-crowned Sparrow
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 House Sparrow

5 Cackling Goose
6 Mute Swan
3 Mallard
240 Redhead
9 Surf Scoter
1 Common Goldeneye
1 Horned Grebe
1 Red-necked Grebe
50 Ring-billed Gull
15 Herring Gull
1 Belted Kingfisher

2 Mute Swan
1 Lesser Scaup
2 Horned Grebe
1 Mourning Dove
4 Bald Eagle -
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
3 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
2 Eastern Bluebird
4 European Starling
9 American Goldfinch
11 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
2 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Rusty Blackbird
6 House Sparrow

Port Austin Twp. (Tripp Road), HU

Port Austin Twp. (Tomlinson Road), HU

Port Austin Harbor, HU

Grindstone City, HU

Kevin Noble

10/29/2018

Lapland Longspur 1 Chippewa Nature Center, MI

Michael Stoner

10/24/2018

American Goldfinch 1 Pinconning Twp., BA
Rusty Blackbird 1 Yard birds!

John Porath

10/24/2018

Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Fox Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3

Cass City area, TU

Wayne Shawl

10/24/2018

Evening Grosbeak 2 Cooke Dam area, IO

Allen Chartier

10/24/2018

Canada Goose 4331
Mute Swan 7
Trumpeter Swan 4
Tundra Swan 116
Wood Duck 34
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 502
Gadwall 2968
American Wigeon 2285
Mallard 5542
American Black Duck 147
Northern Pintail 901
Green-winged Teal 473
dabbling duck sp. 200
Canvasback 6
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 42
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 6
Ruddy Duck 28
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Wild Turkey 2
Pied-billed Grebe 60
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25
Mourning Dove 6
American Coot 442
Sandhill Crane 460
Black-bellied Plover 15
Killdeer 4
Dunlin 191
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Wilson's Snipe 4
Greater Yellowlegs 25
Bonaparte's Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 861
Herring Gull 49
Double-crested Cormorant 44
American White Pelican 47
Great Blue Heron 56
Great Egret 22
Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 15
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 30
Horned Lark 6
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 14
European Starling 700
American Pipit 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 8
Field Sparrow 1
American Tree Sparrow 13
Dark-eyed Junco 6
White-crowned Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 19
Swamp Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 2005
Brown-headed Cowbird 100
Rusty Blackbird 54
Common Grackle 1050
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Northern Cardinal 6
House Sparrow 10

Shiawassee NWR, SA

Restricted access

Wayne Shawl

10/23/2018

Trumpeter Swan 7
Green-winged Teal 7
Hooded Merganser 4
Sandhill Crane 24
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Northern Shrike 1
Blue Jay 3
American Robin 3
American Pipit 9
Cedar Waxwing 5
White-crowned Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1

Tuttle Marsh, IO

Monica Essenmacher

10/23/2018

90 Ring-billed Gull
1 Bald Eagle
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Downy Woodpecker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
3 Black-capped Chickadee
7 White-breasted Nuthatch
5 Golden-crowned Kinglet
11 American Robin
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 White-crowned Sparrow
2 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
50 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
17 Rusty Blackbird
1 Brewer's Blackbird
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Palm Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal

95 Canada Goose
2 Tundra Swan
63 Redhead
4 Bufflehead
1 Common Goldeneye
7 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Horned Grebe
1 Mourning Dove
22 Dunlin
18 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
1 Common Loon
4 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Hermit Thrush
4 American Robin
3 American Goldfinch
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
6 White-crowned Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

22 Canada Goose
2 Mute Swan
1 Lesser Scaup
4 Horned Grebe
2 Bonaparte's Gull
6 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
3 American Crow
5 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)

230 Canada Goose
6 Mute Swan
110 Redhead
1 Common Goldeneye
33 Ring-billed Gull
7 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
7 Double-crested Cormorant

10 Canada Goose
14 Mute Swan
2 Trumpeter Swan
6 Wood Duck
44 Gadwall
208 American Wigeon
66 Mallard
9 American Black Duck
10 Green-winged Teal
50 Redhead
710 Ring-necked Duck
2 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Common Gallinule
275 American Coot
11 Sandhill Crane
1 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Northern Harrier
1 Rough-legged Hawk
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
11 American Robin
4 Chipping Sparrow
17 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
28 Red-winged Blackbird
30 Rusty Blackbird

Wagener County Park, HU

Harbor Beach, HU

Grindstone City, HU

Port Austin Harbor, HU

Fish Point SWA, TU

Monica Essenmacher

10/22/2018

1 Red-shouldered Hawk
1 Rough-legged Hawk
2 Field Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow

Gibson Twp., BA

Ryan Dziedzic

10/21/2018

Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 44
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 20
American Robin 16
Cedar Waxwing 20
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 8
Field Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 14
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2

Canada Goose 30
Mallard 50
American Black Duck 2
Canvasback 1
Redhead 6
Ring-necked Duck 98
Lesser Scaup 5
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
American Coot 2
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Turkey Vulture 3
Downy Woodpecker 1

Nashville Warbler 1

Geneva Twp., MI

Sanford Lake Park, MI

Sanford Lake, MI

Phil Odum

10/21/2018

100 Canada Goose
21 Redhead
12 White-winged Scoter
21 Bufflehead
1 Common Goldeneye
2 Mourning Dove
10 Dunlin
23 Bonaparte's Gull
13 Ring-billed Gull
1 Herring Gull
3 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Northern Shrike
3 Blue Jay
24 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Winter Wren
2 Hermit Thrush
2 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 American Pipit
1 Purple Finch
4 Pine Siskin
3 Chipping Sparrow
8 American Tree Sparrow
24 Dark-eyed Junco
10 White-crowned Sparrow
16 White-throated Sparrow
2 Savannah Sparrow
19 Song Sparrow
3 Lincoln's Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
2 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Cape May Warbler
2 Palm Warbler
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal

Tawas Point SP, IO

Monica Essenmacher

10/21/2018

22 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Mourning Dove
41 Bonaparte's Gull
25 Ring-billed Gull
2 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
1 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
10 American Robin
2 American Pipit
4 American Goldfinch
2 Fox Sparrow
14 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
1 White-crowned Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow
5 Song Sparrow
5 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Northern Cardinal

Saganing Nature Preserve, AR

Phil Odum

10/20/2018

1 Green-winged Teal (American)
13 Bufflehead
1 Common Goldeneye
2 Pied-billed Grebe
3 Mourning Dove
8 Bonaparte's Gull
9 Ring-billed Gull
7 Herring Gull
1 Great Blue Heron
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Blue-headed Vireo
10 Blue Jay
30 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
3 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5 Hermit Thrush
1 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
2 Cedar Waxwing
1 Field Sparrow
1 American Tree Sparrow
10 Dark-eyed Junco
16 White-crowned Sparrow
5 White-throated Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
4 Rusty Blackbird
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
3 Palm Warbler
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal

Tawas Point SP, IO

John Porath

10/18/2018

Canada Goose 2
Turkey Vulture 6
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 13
Cedar Waxwing 8
White-throated Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 1

Cass City area, TU

Ryan Dziedzic

10/18/2018

Wild Turkey 18
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 8
Chipping Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Northern Cardinal 1

Geneva Twp., MI

Allen Chartier

10/17/2018

Canada Goose 3025
Mute Swan 7
Trumpeter Swan 17
Tundra Swan 95
Wood Duck 33
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 266
Gadwall 1153
American Wigeon 3754
Mallard 6203
American Black Duck 27
Northern Pintail 620
Green-winged Teal 169
Canvasback 22
Redhead 6
Ring-necked Duck 630
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Ruddy Duck 80
Pied-billed Grebe 74
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
American Coot 596
Sandhill Crane 219
Black-bellied Plover 3
Killdeer 37
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Wilson's Snipe 3
Greater Yellowlegs 15
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Bonaparte's Gull 7
Ring-billed Gull 442
Herring Gull 27
Double-crested Cormorant 177
American White Pelican 58
Great Blue Heron 35
Great Egret 23
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 16
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Merlin 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 23
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 34
European Starling 400
American Pipit 4
American Goldfinch 8
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 6
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Vesper Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 42
Swamp Sparrow 10
Red-winged Blackbird 228
Rusty Blackbird 42
Common Grackle 500
Palm Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 6
House Sparrow 10

Shiawassee NWR, SA

(Restricted Access)

Monica Essenmacher

10/15/2018

100 Mallard
1 Great Egret
1 Northern Harrier
18 Snow Bunting
1 Swamp Sparrow
730 Red-winged Blackbird
8 Yellow-rumped Warbler

Nayanquing Point SWA, BA

John Porath

10/15/2018

Canada Goose 2
Mallard 4
Redhead 1
Lesser Scaup 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American White Pelican 2
Great Egret 1

Canada Goose 7
Turkey Vulture 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 13
Cedar Waxwing 11
White-throated Sparrow 22
Eastern Towhee 2

Bay Port, HU

Cass City area, TU

Michael Stoner

10/14/2018

Blackpoll Warbler 1 Pinconning Twp., BA

John Porath

10/13/2018

Canada Goose 36
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 21
Green-winged Teal 11
Redhead 15
Lesser Scaup 18
Bufflehead 1
Common Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Bonaparte's Gull 17
Ring-billed Gull 12
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-winged Blackbird 100+
Common Grackle 20

Quanicassee River, TU

Phil Odum

10/13/2018

1 Ross's Goose
136 Canada Goose
16 Mallard
1 American Black Duck
8 Redhead
1 Surf Scoter
3 Common Goldeneye
1 Hooded Merganser
10 Common Merganser
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Dunlin
1 Greater Yellowlegs
6 Bonaparte's Gull
17 Ring-billed Gull
4 Herring Gull
2 Great Black-backed Gull
5 Common Loon
4 Double-crested Cormorant
20 Turkey Vulture
1 Northern Harrier
3 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Cooper's Hawk
1 Bald Eagle
3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Belted Kingfisher
4 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
5 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue-headed Vireo
4 Blue Jay
1 Common Raven
24 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
4 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
4 Brown Creeper
3 Golden-crowned Kinglet
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3 Hermit Thrush
1 American Robin
5 European Starling
1 American Pipit
2 Purple Finch
6 Dark-eyed Junco
22 White-crowned Sparrow
4 White-throated Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
65 Red-winged Blackbird
188 Rusty Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
1 American Redstart
6 Palm Warbler
10 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler

Tawas Point SP, IO

Phil Odum, Mike Nelson, & David Parsons

10/12/2018

93 Canada Goose
1 Wood Duck
2 Blue-winged Teal
15 Mallard
2 Green-winged Teal (American)
46 Redhead
1 Ring-necked Duck
4 Greater Scaup
2 Surf Scoter
1 Common Goldeneye
2 Common Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
4 Mourning Dove
5 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2 Sanderling
2 Dunlin
1 Greater Yellowlegs
14 Bonaparte's Gull
24 Ring-billed Gull
16 Herring Gull
8 Common Loon
93 Double-crested Cormorant
2 Sharp-shinned Hawk
2 Cooper's Hawk
1 Bald Eagle
2 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Belted Kingfisher
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
2 American Kestrel
7 Merlin
3 Eastern Phoebe
33 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
4 Common Raven
2 Horned Lark
1 Barn Swallow
55 Black-capped Chickadee
7 Tufted Titmouse
8 Red-breasted Nuthatch
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
6 Golden-crowned Kinglet
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Swainson's Thrush
4 Hermit Thrush
18 American Robin
2 Gray Catbird
9 European Starling
1 American Pipit
15 Cedar Waxwing
8 Pine Siskin
23 American Goldfinch
16 Dark-eyed Junco
16 White-crowned Sparrow
13 White-throated Sparrow
6 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
301 Red-winged Blackbird
580 Rusty Blackbird
4 Common Grackle
1 Nashville Warbler
2 Cape May Warbler
1 Blackpoll Warbler
14 Palm Warbler
39 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
3 Northern Cardinal

Tawas Point SP, IO

Ryan Dziedzic

10/12/2018

Wood Duck 2
Ruffed Grouse 1
Mourning Dove 2
American Woodcock 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 55
Tufted Titmouse 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 9
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush 7
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 20
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3
Chipping Sparrow 30
Field Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 8
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Rusty Blackbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12
Northern Cardinal 7

Greendale Twp., MI

Monica Essenmacher

10/12/2018

1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Black-capped Chickadee
10 White-crowned Sparrow

134 Sandhill Crane
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 American Kestrel
2 Horned Lark
3 Eastern Bluebird
35 European Starling
5 American Goldfinch
19 Chipping Sparrow
10 White-crowned Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
16 Savannah Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
24 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Northern Cardinal

Mount Forest Twp., BA

Gibson Twp., BA