Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Joe Soehnel

11/30/2016

Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Pipit 1

Pileated Woodpecker 1

HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 fem
Canvasback 1

Long-tailed Duck 17
White-winged Scoter 1
Common Goldeneye 20
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Horned Grebe 4
Red-necked Grebe 1
Common Loon 4

Bonaparte's Gull 126

Redhead 2880
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 38
Hooded Merganser 3

Hampton Twp Home, BA

AuGres Area, AR

East Tawas State Dock, IO

Jerry's Marina, IO

Tawas City Park, IO

Gateway Park, IO

Monica Essenmacher

11/30/2016

Common Goldeneye 43
Bonaparte's Gull 103
Snow Bunting 15

Bonaparte's Gull 660
Ring-billed Gull 370

Tundra Swan 43
Great Black-backed Gull 1

Green-winged Teal 3
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 643
Eastern Screech Owl 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Tree Sparrow 35

Great Horned Owl 1

Saginaw Bay, HU

Oak Beach, HU

Lighthouse County Park, HU

Fish Point, TU

Vanderbilt Park, TU

Craig Schafer

11/29/2016

American Crow 48
Blue Jay 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Finch 83
American Goldfinch 33

Kochville Twp, SA

John Porath

11/29/2016

Tundra Swan 225
Short-eared Owl 2
Brown-headed Cowbrd 3

Little Prairie Hunt Club, SA

Allen Chartier

11/28/2016

Tundra Swan 75
American Black Duck 20
Mallard 10
Greater Scaup 4
Common Goldeneye 2
Northern Harrier 1
Bonaparte's Gull 40
Ring-billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 15
American Tree Sparrow 2

Wild Turkey 12
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 39
Mourning Dove 1
American Kestrel 1

Wild Turkey 28
Red-tailed Hawk 1

Allen Rd Boat Launch, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Vassar Rd, TU

Allen Chartier

11/27/2016

Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 4
Horned Lark 7
American Robin 1
American Pipit 1
Snow Bunting 192
American Tree Sparrow 14
Song Sparrow 1

Tundra Swan 95

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bonaparte's Gull 150
Ring-billed Gull 750
Herring Gull 150
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 30
Northern Shrike 1

Columbia Twp, TU

Akron Twp, TU

Fish Point, TU

Allen Chartier

11/25/2016

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 12
Horned Lark 7
American Pipit 2
American Tree Sparrow 34
Dark-eyed Junco 6
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Pine Siskin 55
American Goldfinch 5

Canada Goose 310
Mallard 8
Ruddy Duck 1

Tundra Swan 260
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Horned Lark 2

Columbia Twp, TU

Unionville Sewage Lagoons, TU

Akron Twp, TU

Roger Eriksson

11/25/2016

HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 fem continuing

Turkey Vulture 2

East Tawas State Dock, IO

Whitney Twp/Water Tower, AR

Roger Eriksson

11/25/2016

Greater White-fronted Goose 8
Canada Goose 4769
Tundra Swan 207
Gadwall 306
American Wigeon 158
American Black Duck 120
Mallard 1273
Northern Shoveler 173
Northern Pintail 155
Green-winged Teal (American) 102
Redhead 1
Hooded Merganser 35
Common Merganser 71
Great Blue Heron 6
Glossy/White-faced Ibis 1
Northern Harrier 5
Bald Eagle 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1
American Coot 15
Sandhill Crane 623
Ring-billed Gull 1664
Herring Gull 157

Shiawassee NWR IWMMP, SA
(Restricted Access)

Roger Eriksson

11/24/2016

1651 Redhead
52 Bufflehead
17 Common Goldeneye
67 Common Merganser
129 Red-breasted Merganser
106 Bonaparte's Gull

1 Canvasback -- Male
19 Redhead
1 Greater Scaup
1 Harlequin Duck - Continuing
1 White-winged Scoter
1 Black Scoter
12 Bufflehead
4 Common Goldeneye
4 Hooded Merganser
6 Common Merganser
26 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Horned Grebe
1 American Coot

1 White-winged Scoter
2 Long-tailed Duck
8 Bufflehead
14 Common Goldeneye
5 Hooded Merganser
9 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Common Loon
2 Horned Grebe

Gateway Park, IO

East Tawas State Dock, IO

Jerry's Marina, IO

John Porath

11/24/2016

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
American Kestrel 2
Northern Shrike 1

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1

Fish Point, TU

Cass City Area, TU

Roger Eriksson

11/23/2016

1140 Redhead
19 Bufflehead
9 Common Goldeneye
76 Common Merganser
58 Red-breasted Merganser
2 Horned Grebe
6 Bonaparte's Gull

Redhead 4
Greater Scaup 1
HARLEQUIN DUCK 1
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Common Merganser 16
Red-breasted Merganser 65
Horned Grebe 3
Bald Eagle 1
Bonaparte's Gull 2

1974 Redhead
4 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye
8 Common Merganser
10 Red-breasted Merganser

Gateway Park, IO

East Tawas State Dock, IO

National Gypsum Dock, IO

Craig Schafer

11/22/2016

Merlin 1
Canada Goose 1
Bluejay 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Cedar Waxwing 8
American Robin 15
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Goldfinch 6
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark Eyed Junco 1

Jones Rd/Hampton Twp, BA

Allen Chartier

11/22/2016

Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2

Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
American Crow 65
Horned Lark 18
European Starling 2
Snow Bunting 113
American Goldfinch 3

Northern Harrier 1 Male.
Red-tailed Hawk 1

Rough-legged Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 25
American Kestrel 1

Richville Area, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Akron Twp, TU

Juniata Twp, TU

Monica Essenmacher

11/21/2016

1 Long-tailed Duck
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 SABINE'S GULL *
34 Bonaparte's Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Caseville Jetty, HU

Roger Eriksson

11/20/2016

6 Bufflehead
67 Common Merganser
124 Red-breasted Merganser

5284 Redhead
1 Common Goldeneye
16 Red-breasted Merganser
32 Bonaparte's Gull

1 American Black Duck
4 Redhead
5 Common Goldeneye
10 Common Merganser
36 Red-breasted Merganser
4 Horned Grebe
16 Bonaparte's Gull

National Gypsum Dock, IO

Gateway Park, IO

East Tawas State Dock, IO

Roger Eriksson

11/18/2016

86 Bonaparte's Gull
11 Ring-billed Gull
13 Herring Gull

19 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
2 American Tree Sparrow

Jerry's Marina, IO

Tawas Point, IO

Allen Chartier

11/18/2016

Rough-legged Hawk 1

Rough-legged Hawk 1

Tundra Swan 55
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 2

Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1
Horned Lark 7
European Starling 128
American Pipit 4
Lapland Longspur 47
Snow Bunting 12

Tundra Swan 20
Gadwall 40
American Wigeon 20
American Black Duck 20
Mallard 200
Northern Shoveler 15
Cattle Egret 2
Northern Harrier 2
American Coot 30

Blumfield Twp, SA

Denmark Twp, TU

Akron Twp, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Fish Point, TU

Allen Chartier

11/17/2016

Bufflehead 8
Ruddy Duck 25
Bonaparte's Gull 35

Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Bonaparte's Gull 402
Ring-billed Gull 827
Herring Gull 15
Northern Flicker 2
Horned Lark 13
European Starling 210
American Pipit 3
Snow Bunting 4
Red-winged Blackbird 226

Bald Eagle 2 ad

Unionville Sewage Lagoons, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Frankenmuth Dam, SA

Doug Jackson

11/17/2016

Peregrine Falcon 1
Cattle Egret 1
Great blue Heron 1
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 8
American Wigeon 2
Common Merganser 4
Hooded Merganser 10
Mallard 400
Canada Goose 340
Ring-billed Gull 60

Horned Grebe 16
White-winged Scoter 1
Red-breasted Merganser
Bonaparte's Gull 24

Standish Sewage Lagoons, AR
(Restricted Access)

East Tawas State Dock, IO

Roger Eriksson

11/17/2016

18 Northern Pintail
1 Common Merganser
1 Great Egret
2 Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull

2950 Redhead
18 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye

Linwood Rd, BA

Gateway Park, IO

Allen Chartier

11/16/2016

Canada Goose 150
Mute Swan 2
Tundra Swan 20
Gadwall 75
American Black Duck 30
Mallard 200
Rough-legged Hawk 1
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER 1
YELLOW WARBLER 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Rusty Blackbird 2

Rough-legged Hawk 4
Merlin 1
Horned Lark 21
European Starling 28
American Pipit 8
Lapland Longspur 2
Snow Bunting 41

Northern Harrier 1 Male.
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Ring-billed Gull 673
Northern Flicker 1
American Robin 1
American Pipit 53
Lapland Longspur 7
Snow Bunting 176
American Tree Sparrow 60
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-crowned Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Brown-headed Cowbird 1

Fish Point SWA, TU

Columbia Twp, TU

Columbia Twp, TU
(Second time frame)

Joe Soehnel

11/16/2016

Gadwall 67
American Wigeon 29
Northern Shoveler 88
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 4
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 186
Ruddy Duck 5
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Cattle Egret 1
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Rusty Blackbird 1

Red-breasted Merganser 438
Horned Grebe 6
Common Loon 1
Bonaparte's Gull 462

Northern Shrike 1

Fish Point SWA, TU

Caseville Jetty, HU

Vassar Rd, TU

The Vermillion Flycatcher was originally found by Ryne Rutherford on Nov 15th in the late afternoon. A number of birders were there at sunrise this morning and Monica Essenmacher was the first to get on the bird after an hour of looking. Immature bird. It was on the north end of Ringle Rd less than a hundred yards from the Fish Point Lodge. (Ringle Rd curves to the east at the north end for roughly a quarter mile to Fish Point Lodge.) Park in their lot and walk back to the west. Remain on the road and be patient.

Wow!!!

Monica Essenmacher

11/15/2016

1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet

Beaver Twp, BA

Monica Essenmacher

11/14/2016

1 Tundra Swan
1 Gadwall
10 American Wigeon
4 Northern Shoveler
8 Green-winged Teal
1 Canvasback
50 Redhead
50 Lesser Scaup
4 Hooded Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
2 Cattle Egret
1 Northern Harrier
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawk
25 American Coot
11 Lapland Longspur
860 Snow Bunting
25 Red-winged Blackbird
1 Rusty Blackbird

1 Surf Scoter
2 Black Scoter
5 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Horned Grebe
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Bonaparte's Gull
8 Snow Bunting

Fish Point, TU

Port Austin Harbor, HU