Blog Archives - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Wayne Shawl

12/30/2018

Common Raven 32 Monument Road, IO

Monica Essenmacher

12/30/2018

28 Tundra Swan
17 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
5 Mourning Dove
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Great Horned Owl
1 Short-eared Owl
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
9 Downy Woodpecker
2 Hairy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
5 American Kestrel
42 Blue Jay
1 American Crow
53 Black-capped Chickadee
6 Tufted Titmouse
6 Red-breasted Nuthatch
13 White-breasted Nuthatch
5 Brown Creeper
1 Winter Wren
7 Golden-crowned Kinglet
80 European Starling
39 House Finch
7 Common Redpoll
10 American Goldfinch
7 American Tree Sparrow
33 Dark-eyed Junco
28 Northern Cardinal
65 House Sparrow

Tuscola County CBC, Section 3, TU

Ryan Dziedzic & Erik McDonald

12/29/2018

Northern Harrier 1
Snowy Owl 2
Northern Shrike 1
Horned Lark 45+
Lapland Longspur 2

Bald Eagle 1
Snowy Owl 3
American Kestrel 1

Snowy Owl 1

GOLDEN EAGLE 1
Common Raven 1

Jasper Twp., MI

Jonesfield Twp., SA

Porter Twp., MI

Greendale Twp., MI

Kim LeBlanc

12/28/2018

Snowy Owl 1 Fish Point SWA, TU

Monica Essenmacher

12/27/2018

45 Canada Goose
3 Trumpeter Swan
95 Tundra Swan
1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Bald Eagle
4 Downy Woodpecker
25 Black-capped Chickadee
1 GRAY CATBIRD
1 American Tree Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal

8 Mallard
6 Long-tailed Duck
400 Common Merganser
2 Red-breasted Merganser
10 Ring-billed Gull
200 Herring Gull
1 ICELAND GULL
4 Great Black-backed Gull
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Bald Eagle
1 Black-capped Chickadee

Nayanquing Point SWA, BA

Saginaw River mouth, BA

Wayne Shawl

12/23/2018

Mallard 7
Commen Merganser 14
Snowy Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker

Tawas Point SP, IO

Kevin Noble

12/22/2018

OVENBIRD 1** Midland, MI

A spectacular December record for a species that over-winters in Central America and the Caribbean!

Monica Essenmacher

12/22/2018

14 Canada Goose
5 Mute Swan
8 Tundra Swan
4 Common Goldeneye
5 Common Merganser
2 Mourning Dove
5 Ring-billed Gull
19 Herring Gull
1 Northern Harrier
2 Bald Eagle
1 Red-tailed Hawk
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 American Kestrel
18 Blue Jay
19 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Gray Catbird
1 American Goldfinch
11 American Tree Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal

Nayanquing Point SWA, BA

John Porath

12/19/2018

Tundra Swan 125
Mallard 16
Mourning Dove 1
Bald Eagle 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 1
European Starling 7

Fish Point SWA, TU

Kim Laskowski

12/19/2018

Canada Goose 88
Tundra Swan 15
Ring-necked Pheasant 3
Mourning Dove 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
American Tree Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1

Shiawassee NWR - Ferguson Bayou Trail, SA

Huron County CBC (compiler : Monica Essenmacher)

12/18/2018

Redhead
Greater Scaup
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
RED-THROATED LOON
COMMON LOON
Short-eared Owl
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Carolina Wren
GRAY CATBIRD
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
EVENING GROSBEAK
PINE GROSBEAK
Common Redpoll
Lapland Longspur
White-throated Sparrow

Highlights!

Dan Duso, David Stimac, Monica Essenmacher, Ryan Dziedzic, et al.

12/18/2018

HARLEQUIN DUCK 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 1

Oak Beach County Park, HU

Lisa Keith

12/17/2018

1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
3 Blue Jay
6 Black-capped Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
3 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Finch
6 American Goldfinch
2 Northern Cardinal
1 INDIGO BUNTING**
25 House Sparrow

Webster Road, Freeland, SA

John Porath

12/17/2018

Mourning Dove 5
Northern Harrier 1
Snowy Owl 2
Short-eared Owl 1
American Kestrel 1

Eldon Voelker CRP, HU

Midland CBC (Compiler : Val Trabucchi)

12/15/2018

SNOW GOOSE
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-shouldered Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
SNOWY OWL
Common Raven
Carolina Wren
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow

Highlights!

Ryan Dziedzic

12/14/2018

Tundra Swan noted
Bald Eagle 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Downy Woodpecker 9
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 21
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 4
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 7
American Robin 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 8
American Tree Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 2
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 1
Northern Cardinal 7

Joseph M. Soehnel Nature Trail, BA

Allen Chartier

12/11/2018

Canada Goose 3206
Tundra Swan 170
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 6
Mallard 352
American Black Duck 23
Canvasback 2
Common Merganser 4
Wild Turkey 28
Mourning Dove 1
Sandhill Crane 59
Ring-billed Gull 576
Herring Gull 897
Northern Harrier 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 13
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 60
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 10
American Goldfinch 55
American Tree Sparrow 72
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Northern Cardinal 6
House Sparrow 2

Shiawassee NWR, SA

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Monica Essenmacher

12/11/2018

1 Great Blue Heron
1 Northern Harrier
1 Long-eared/Short-eared Owl
1 American Kestrel
1 Black-capped Chickadee
1 American Robin
1 European Starling

Rush Lake, HU

Monica Essenmacher

12/8/2018

15 Canada Goose
4 Mute Swan
3 Trumpeter Swan
4 Common Goldeneye
2 Common Merganser
1 Great Blue Heron
1 American Kestrel
6 Black-capped Chickadee

End of Erickson Road, BA

Ryan Dziedzic

12/8/2018

Cedar Waxwing 6
BOHEMIAN WAXWING 2

Red-shouldered Hawk 1 ad

Greendale Twp., MI

Oil City area, MI

John Porath

12/8/2018

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 14
Northern Cardinal 4

Cass City area, TU

John Porath

12/6/2018

Mallard 12
Greater Scaup 1
Long-tailed Duck 125
Common Goldeneye 2
Common Merganser 8
Ring-billed Gull 17
Bald Eagle 1
American Crow 1

Shelter Island area, Saginaw Bay, BA

Allen Chartier

12/5/2018

Canada Goose 1563
Tundra Swan 68
Gadwall 2
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 3
Lesser Scaup 1
Common Merganser 3555
Wild Turkey 26
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 7
American Coot 2
Ring-billed Gull 699
Herring Gull 1472
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 18
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 20
Horned Lark 15
Black-capped Chickadee 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 128
American Tree Sparrow 124
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 3
House Sparrow 10

Shiawassee NWR. SA

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Monica Essenmacher

12/4/2018

4 Cackling Goose
460 Canada Goose
7 Mute Swan
1 Common Goldeneye
1 Common Merganser
16 Herring Gull
2 Glaucous Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
5 American Crow
5 European Starling
35 Snow Bunting

Port Austin Harbor, HU