Blog Posts - Saginaw Bay Birding & Trail

Monica Essenmacher

1/14/2019

7 Common Merganser
2 Herring Gull
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 American Crow
5 Black-capped Chickadee
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
2 Northern Cardinal

70 Canada Goose
1 Trumpeter Swan
77 Tundra Swan

81 Canada Goose
28 Tundra Swan
1 Common Merganser
2 American Crow
5 Black-capped Chickadee
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Carolina Wren
1 Bohemian Waxwing
27 Cedar Waxwing
1 EASTERN TOWHEE
2 Northern Cardinal

2 Northern Harrier
1 SHORT-EARED OWL
1 Northern Shrike

Wagener County Park, HU

Port Hope, HU

Grindstone City, HU

Rush Lake, HU

John Porath

1/14/2019

Wild Turkey 12
Mourning Dove 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow 7

Reese, TU

John Porath

1/13/2019

Northern Shrike 1 Gilford, TU

Craig Schafer

1/13/2019

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD 1 Patterson Road, Bay City, BA

Monica Essenmacher

1/11/2019

Canada Goose 650
Mallard 12
Common Goldeneye 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 70
Herring Gull 2400
Iceland Gull (kumlieni) 1
Iceland Gull (thayeri/kumlieni) 1
Glaucous Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Great Blue Heron 1

Bangor Twp. Independence Boat Launch. BA

John Porath

1/11/2019

Mallard 2
Northern Harrier 1
Great Horned Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2

Eastern Screech-Owl 1

Fish Point SWA, TU

Reese, TU

Ryan Dziedzic

1/11/2019

Eastern Bluebird 1
House Finch 15
American Goldfinch 15
Dark-eyed Junco 8

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 56
Tufted Titmouse 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 33
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Brown Creeper 9

Canada Goose 100
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 1
Mallard 25
Common Goldeneye 18
Common Merganser 3

Canada Goose 300
Mute Swan 7
Trumpeter Swan 7
Mallard 25
Redhead 5
Common Goldeneye 100
Common Merganser 20
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1

Canada Goose 50
Trumpeter Swan 27
Mallard 200
American Black Duck 12
Common Goldeneye 50
Common Merganser 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 1

GOLDEN EAGLE 1 ad
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 1

Wild Turkey 75+

Sanford area, MI

Veterans' Memorial Park, MI

Sanford Lake (Marina), MI

Sanford Lake (Anna Lane), MI

Tittabawassee River (N Sanford Lake Road), MI

Edenville Twp., MI

Warren Twp., MI

Lisa Keith

1/10/2019

4 Mourning Dove
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Blue Jay
4 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Brown Creeper
4 House Finch
13 American Goldfinch
17 Dark-eyed Junco
5 Northern Cardinal

Williams Twp., BA

Michael Stoner

1/8/2019

Snowy Owl 2

Kawkawlin Twp. BA

John Porath

1/8/2019

Canada Goose 250+
Mallard 150+
American Black Duck 3
Ring-necked Duck 6
Common Goldeneye 5
Great Blue Heron 1
American Crow 6
European Starling 3

Whiting Overlook Park, MI

Lisa Keith

1/7/2019

Snowy Owl 1 Hotchkiss Road, Auburn, BA

John Porath

1/5/2019

TURKEY VULTURE 1

Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 2
House Sparrow 5

Gilford area, TU

Reese, TU

Lisa Keith

1/5/2019

1 Northern Harrier
1 Bald Eagle
2 Snowy Owl
1 Belted Kingfisher
30 Snow Bunting

Fish Point SWA, TU

Michael Stoner

1/4/2019

Common Redpoll 2 Kawkawlin Twp., BA

Yard birds!

Kevin Noble

1/4/2019

1 Great Horned Owl
8 Mourning Dove
5 Black Capped Chickadee
6 Northern Cardinal
4 American Tree Sparrow

2 American Kestrel

Nayanquing Point SWA, BA

Prevo Rd, Fraser Twp., BA

John Porath

1/4/2019

Canada Goose 8
Mallard 3
Long-tailed Duck 2
Rock Pigeon 2
Ring-billed Gull 5
European Starling 2
American Tree Sparrow 1

Mallard 4
Common Goldeneye 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Herring Gull 75
Iceland Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 2
Bald Eagle 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1

Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull (American) 22
Glaucous Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Bald Eagle 1
American Kestrel 1
American Crow 4
European Starling 75
House Sparrow 3

Bay City Saginaw River Boat Launch, BA

Bangor Twp. Independence Boat Launch, BA

Republic Landfill, BA

Jerry Loebrich

1/3/2019

Northern Flicker 1 Sanford area, MI

Kevin Noble

1/3/2019

Merlin 1
Common Redpoll 24

Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
OVENBIRD 1

Williams Twp., BA

Midland, MI

Monica Essenmacher

1/2/2019

85 Canada Goose
4 Mute Swan
11 Common Goldeneye
1 Great Black-backed Gull
10 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
2 Carolina Wren
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
8 American Goldfinch
1 EASTERN TOWHEE
1 Northern Cardinal
1 House Sparrow

Grindstone City area, HU

John Porath

1/2/2019

Mourning Dove 3
Northern Harrier 2
SHORT-EARED OWL 1
Snow Bunting 200+

Pigeon, HU

Craig Schafer

1/1/2019

Snowy Owl 3
Northern Harrier 4
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Shrike 1
Common Redpoll 25
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 1

Fish Point SWA, TU

Ryan Dziedzic

1/1/2019

Wild Turkey 18
Ruffed Grouse 3
Common Raven 1

Snowy Owl 1
American Kestrel 1

Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Eastern Bluebird 13
American Tree Sparrow 2

Greendale Twp., MI

Jasper Twp., MI

Geneva Twp., MI

Lisa Keith

1/1/2019

3 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
5 Black-capped Chickadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
2 Red-breasted Nuthatch
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 House Finch
12 American Goldfinch
20 Dark-eyed Junco
2 White-throated Sparrow
5 Northern Cardinal

Williams Twp., BA

Kim LeBlanc

1/1/2019

Tundra Swan several hundred
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 2
Snowy Owl 4

Fish Point SWA, TU

Wayne Shawl

12/30/2018

Common Raven 32 Monument Road, IO