Here are the eBird listings for our Big Day Count last Saturday, May 19, 2018. Total Species: 125.
Lane's Landing Before Dawn (2 Species)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) X
Barred Owl (Strix varia) X
Lane's Landing Early Mornng (40 Species)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) X
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) X
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) X
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) X
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) X
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) X
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) X
Sora (Porzana carolina) X
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) X
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) X
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) X
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) X
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) X
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) X
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) X
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) X
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) X
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) X
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) X
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) X
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) X
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) X
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) X
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) X
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) X
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) X
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) X
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) X
Wastewater Northside Mid-Morning (44 More Species)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) X
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) X
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) X
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) X
Redhead (Aythya americana) X
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) X
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) X
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) X
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) X
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) X
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) X
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) X
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) X
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) X
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) X
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) X
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) X
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) X
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) X
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) X
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) X
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) X
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) X
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) X
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) X
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) X
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) X
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) X
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) X
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) X
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) X
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) X
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) X
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) X
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) X
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) X
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) X
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) X
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) X
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) X
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) X
DNR Headquarters Maple River Mid-Day (17 more)
Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) X
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) X
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) X
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) X
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) X
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) X
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) X
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) X
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) X
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) X
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) X
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) X
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) X
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
Patterson Park Early Afternoon (8 more)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) X
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) X
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) X
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) X
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) X
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) X
Wastewater Southside Mid-Afternoon (4 more)
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) X
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) X
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) X
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) X
Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve Late Afternoon (6 more)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) X
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) X
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) X
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) X
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) X
Muskegon State Park Snug Harbor Early Evening (2 more)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) X
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) X
Muskegon State Park Beach House Evening (1 more)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) X
Muskegon State Park Muskegon Channel Evening (1 more)
Purple Martin (Progne subis) X
