Recent Sightings

The Western Grebe at Holland State Park on 12/31 put my Michigan list at 186 for the year , a new personal best, not that anyone's c...

The 2012 Muskegon Wastewater Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was conducted on Wednesday, December 19. This is the eighth consecutive year that ...

Saturday 12-29-2012 at the Wastewater.  Though not a great day to take pictures, had a lot to take pictures of.  Was told the Golden Eagle...

December 26 Email: Hi there, I am visiting family in GR and came over to Muskegon for an afternoon of birding.  The best bird of the da...

I spent some quiet time at the end of the Grand Haven north pier today.  Not a lot of birds close in, thousands way out where the s...

Common Redpolls have been pretty common at my feeders the last few days. Mike Boston Thanks, Mike!  It's Christmas Morning and...

Members of our club participated in two Christmas Bird Counts recently.  See Brian's preliminary report from the Wastewater count of De...

I saw this adult Great Black-backed Gull and two juveniles at Grand Haven North Shore on Saturday, 12/22/12. Mike Boston

The Muskegon Wastewater Christmas Bird Count was held on December 19 . I have nearly finished compiling the data, but in the meantime, h...

On Dec 19 I helped with the Muskegon County Wastewater CBC .  I pulled into a driveway to turn around and this Northern Shrike flew...

In anticipation of the Muskegon Wastewater Christmas Bird Count , I spent today checking backcountry conditions at the Muskegon State Gam...

Thanks to Ken Sapkowski for noticing that a Scott Hutchings on eBird reported 8 Red Crossbills , a Merlin and an adult female Northern G...

December 14 Email: Kevin Welsh and I did a little pre-CBC birding today at Pere Marquette and had some decent birds that will hopeful...

December 12 Email: Hey Ric, I went to the Wastewater today after my last exam to see what was around. I had a Cackling Goose and a Snow...

This past fall, volunteers from the Muskegon County Nature Club completed another season of shorebird surveys at the Muskegon Wastewater Sy...