| Canada Goose 3192 Cackling Goose 6 Trumpeter Swan 14 Tundra Swan 1158 Wood Duck 7 American Wigeon 235 American Black Duck 117 Mallard 4268 Northern Shoveler 86 Northern Pintail 226 Green-winged Teal 585 Bufflehead 26 Ring-necked Duck 12 Common Goldeneye 2 Common Merganser 506 Red-breasted Merganser 12 Hooded Merganser 37 Ruddy Duck 26 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Rough-legged Hawk 3 Northern Harrier 9 Bald Eagle 7 American Coot 264 Sandhill Crane 652 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Short-eared Owl 13 Great Horned Owl 1 American Pipit 21 Dark-eyed Junco 26 Common Grackle 8 Red-winged Blackbird 22 Rusty Blackbird 4 American Tree Sparrow 73 | Shiawassee NWR IWMMP Survey Highlights along with non-waterbird sightings. The highlight of the day (well, there were many) was an incredible group of twelve Short-eared Owls in the roughly mile square "farm unit". I could see eight at one time after seeing two in the Bremer Unit, and then two on the west end of the section. The last and thirteenth was found in the Prairie field at the Bishop Rd platform at the west end of Curtis Rd. I'm convinced this sizable number was due to heavy snow to the north and a drastic cool down with the temps, creating a 'perfect storm' for a major influx. Four of them were buzzing me at one time, apparently perturbed with my presence. I managed to get a video of one of them shown below of less than stellar quality. |
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