43 Species at WW Sunday

October 7 Email:

Hi Ric,

I was at Muskegon Wastewater from 10:00-3:00. Despite a cold, windy day (40 degrees) I had a great day of birding. Attached is my list. A real sparrow day!

Horned Grebe 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose 2000 +/-
Snow Goose 1 Blue Phase
Mallard 300-350
Northern Shoveler 799-800
Ruddy Duck 800-850
American Black Duck 11
Green-winged Teal 14
American Wigeon 1
American Coot 65
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Northern Harrier 1 Female/immature
Turkey Vulture 24
Wilson’s Snipe 2
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 600-700
Herring Gull 200-250
Mourning Dove 3
Rock Pigeon 8
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 27
Horned Lark 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 1
European Starling 55
American Pipit 26
Northern Cardinal 3
Song Sparrow 18
White-crowned Sparrow 37
White-throated Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 25
Chipping Sparrow 2
Field Sparrow 8
Lapland Longspur 1 1st year female
Red winged Blackbird 29
Eastern Meadowlark 4

- Jim Zervos

Thanks, Jim.  (Highlighting mine.)  - Ric