May 16 Email to North American Migration Counters:
I just finished all my personal data entry for Saturday. Here are my results from the Muskegon State Game Area. I ended the day with 103 species -- exactly my long-term average. My bird count, 549, was by far my lowest ever. I'll move on to incorporating your lists, and then we'll see what else shows up.
- Brian (Johnson)
| Canada Goose | 4 |
| Wood Duck | 8 |
| Mallard | 6 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 1 |
| Green-winged Teal | 2 |
| Hooded Merganser | 4 |
| American Bittern | 1 |
| Great Blue Heron | 2 |
| Turkey Vulture | 3 |
| Sora | 1 |
| Sandhill Crane | 2 |
| American Woodcock | 8 |
| Mourning Dove | 6 |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | 2 |
| Great Horned Owl | 1 |
| Barred Owl | 2 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 1 |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | 2 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 3 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 3 |
| Northern Flicker | 7 |
| PIleated Woodpecker | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 |
| Least Flycatcher | 1 |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | 2 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | 4 |
| American Crow | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 54 |
| Rough-winged Swallow | 1 |
| Bank Swallow | 1 |
| Barn Swallow | 3 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 4 |
| Sedge Wren | 2 |
| Marsh Wren | 5 |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 9 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 |
| Eastern Bluebird | 3 |
| Veery | 2 |
| Wood Thrush | 3 |
| American Robin | 10 |
| Gray Catbird | 14 |
| European Starling | 6 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 11 |
| Ovenbird | 1 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | 3 |
| Nashville Warbler | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 12 |
| American Redstart | 5 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 1 |
| Yellow Warbler | 23 |
| Palm Warbler | 2 |
| Myrtle Warbler | 6 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 13 |
| Song Sparrow | 23 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | 1 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 18 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 11 |
| Scarlet Tanager | 1 |
| Northern Cardinal | 6 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 5 |
| Indigo Bunting | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 36 |
| Common Grackle | 17 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 4 |
| House Finch | 1 |
| American Goldfinch | 12 |
| House Sparrow | 3 |
what's the best route to bird the SGA? I've been interested in birding it but I have no idea where to start
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure exactly where Brian went. SGA includes the DNR headquarters area along the Maple River, Lane's Landing, and a whole lot more. This Saturday our Big Day Count is entirely on those properties from before 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Click our homepage for more details. Maybe you could meet us somewhere along the way.
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