tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71345893612167280122010-04-20T16:02:09.707-04:00Friends of Magee Marsh - Birds being seen in and around the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-89055776779831373912010-04-20T16:00:00.001-04:002010-04-20T16:02:09.714-04:00Hello Friends,<br /><br />Birds are slowly trickling into Magee Marsh right now. The boardwalk was a little slow, but the usual early migrants (Yellow-rumped warbler, hermit thrush, blue-gray gnatcatcher, ruby-crowned kinglet, pine warbler) were seen. The most numerous waterfowl species was blue-winged teal, with rafts of ruddy ducks seen off of the beach. Thanks to Shane Roberts for helping us with the count! Here is our species list.<br /><br />Mallard<br />Blue-winged teal<br />Green-winged teal<br />Gadwall<br />Wood duck<br />Northern pintail<br />Pied-billed grebe<br />Ruddy duck<br />Lesser scaup<br />Hooded merganser<br />Ring-necked duck<br />Canada goose<br />Trumpeter swan<br />American coot<br />Great egret<br />Great blue heron<br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Herring gull<br />Bonaparte’s gull<br />Common tern<br />Greater yellowlegs<br />Lesser yellowlegs<br />Pectoral sandpiper<br />Killdeer<br />Wilson’s snipe<br />Bald eagle<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Barn swallow<br />Tree swallow<br />Purple martin<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Red-bellied woodpecker<br />Northern flicker<br />Northern cardinal<br />American robin<br />Hermit thrush<br />House wren<br />Winter wren<br />Mourning dove<br />Rock pigeon<br />Golden-crowned kinglet<br />Ruby-crowned kinglet<br />Yellow-rumped warbler<br />Pine warbler<br />Blue-gray gnatcatcher<br />Eastern phoebe<br />Chipping sparrow<br />Song sparrow<br />Swamp sparrow<br />White-throated sparrow<br />House sparrow<br />Eastern towhee<br />Brown thrasher<br />European starling<br />Common grackle<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Rusty blackbird<br />Brown-headed cowbird<br />American goldfinch<br />House finch<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-8905577677983137391?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-47614554448391213872010-03-16T15:07:00.003-04:002010-03-16T15:18:35.950-04:00Things are coming alive in the marsh and this morning was a great time to be out!<br />Thanks to Shane Roberts for helping out..........we saw the following birds today at Magee Marsh. <br /><br />Canada Goose<br />Trumpeter Swan<br />Tundra Swan<br />Wood Duck<br />Gadwall<br />Mallard<br />N. Shoveler<br />N. Pintail<br />Redhead<br />Ring-necked<br />Hooded Merganser<br />Red-breasted Merganser<br />Pied-billed grebe<br />Great Blue Heron<br />Bald Eagle<br />Sharp-shinned hawk<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Sandhill Crane<br />Killdeer<br />Am. Woodcock<br />Herring Gull<br />Ring billed Gull<br />Mourning Dove<br />Great Horned Owl<br />Red-bellied Woodpecker<br />N. Flicker<br />Downy Woodpecker<br />Am. Crow<br />Black-capped Chickadee<br />White-breasted Nuthatch<br />Carolina Wren<br />N. Shrike<br />EAstern Bluebird<br />Am Robin<br />N. Mockingbird<br />E. Starling<br />E. Towhee<br />Am Tree Sparrow<br />Fox Sparrow<br />Song Sparrow<br />Dark-eyed Junco<br />N. Cardinal<br />Red-winged Blackbird<br />Rusty Blackbird<br />Common Grackle<br />House Finch<br />Blue Jay<br />American Goldfinch<br />House Sparrow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-4761455444839121387?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-17527721738620244622010-02-19T13:05:00.002-05:002010-02-19T13:17:36.393-05:00Though not many birds were sighted, it was a great day to be outside in the bright sunshine!! Many others had been out on the trails before me though as evidenced by the many footprints!! The brightest bird I say today was a goldfinch that had a lot of yellow on him and was sitting in the sun! Next bird count is: March 16. Come join us.<br /><br />Canada Goose<br />Bald Eagle<br />N. Harrier<br />Coopers Hawk<br />Downy Woodpecker<br />Black-capped Chickdee<br />White-breasted nuthatch<br />Red-breasted nuthatch<br />Brown Creeper<br />American Robin<br />American Tree Sparrow<br />Northern Cardinal<br />Dark-eyed Junco<br />Blue Jay<br />Crow<br />House Finch<br />American Goldfinch<br />House Sparrow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-1752772173862024462?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-52076263927455699112010-01-20T14:06:00.001-05:002010-01-20T14:08:19.918-05:00Monthly count for Magee done this morning with cold NE winds blowing. The usual suspects were sighted.<br />The marsh is frozen, but there is some open water on the lake. Next bird count will be Feb. 16 if anyone would like to join us. <br /><br />Canada Goose<br />Tundra Swan<br />Ring billed gull<br />Redhead<br />Lesser Scaup<br />Common Goldeneye<br />Red-breasted Merganser<br />Common Merganser<br />Bald Eagle<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Mourning Dove<br />Downy Woodpecker<br />Black-capped chickadee<br />Blue Jay<br />Red-breasted nuthatch<br />White-breasted nuthatch<br />Winter Wren<br />Brown Creeper<br />American Robin<br />Am Tree Sparrow<br />N. Cardinal<br />House Finch<br />Am Goldfinch<br />House Sparrow<br /><br /><br />Happy Birding!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-5207626392745569911?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-78721688055795610222009-12-15T14:00:00.001-05:002009-12-15T14:03:06.749-05:00It was a gray dreary day.......the marsh is beginning to freeze up.....wasn't seeing much of any thing......then I spotted them......two beautiful fox sparrows along the boardwalk!! Other birds seen or heard today:<br /><br />Tundra Swans<br />Canada Geese<br />Mallard <br />Black Duck<br />Bufflehead<br />Red-tailed Hawk<br />Bald Eagle (10 of them!)<br />N. Harrier<br />Ring-billed Gull<br />Red-bellied Woodpecker<br />Downy Woodpecker<br />Blue Jay<br />Black-capped Chickadee<br />White-breasted Nuthatch<br />A. Robin<br />N. Cardinal<br />Am Tree Sparrow<br />Junco<br />Fox Sparrow<br />House Finch<br />Am Goldfinch<br />House Sparrow<br /><br /><br />Happy Birding and Happy Holidays!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-7872168805579561022?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-55227510703500837452009-11-24T12:35:00.003-05:002009-11-24T12:51:47.954-05:00<strong></strong><br />The following birds were sighted at Magee Marsh by Mary Warren and Jim Witter.<br />It was a dreary Novebmer day!! But the following birds brighten up our day......<br /><br />Pied Billed grebe<br />Canada Goose<br />Trumpeter Swan<br />Tundra Swan (lots in the area!)<br />Gadwall<br />Wood Duck<br />Mallard<br />American Black Duck<br />Great Blue Heron<br />Bald Eagle<br />N. Harrier<br />Sandhill Crane<br />Boneparte Gull<br />Ring-billed Gull<br />Herring Gull<br />Great Horned Owl<br />Red-bellied woodpecker<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Hairy woodpecker<br />N. Flicker<br />Black-capped chickadee<br />White-breasted nuthatch<br />Am Robin<br />European starling<br />Song sparrow<br />Am Tree Sparrow<br />Dark-eyed junco<br />N. Cardinal<br />Mourning dove<br />Am. goldfinch<br />House sparrow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-5522751070350083745?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-4289542354276466172009-11-19T03:03:00.004-05:002009-11-19T03:08:44.307-05:00November Bird Count at Magee Marsh Wildlife area to start at 12:00 noon, Friday, November 20.<br /><br />If you would like to help, contact Mary Warren by phone or email.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-428954235427646617?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-51493458572003794902009-10-19T10:39:00.001-04:002009-10-19T11:21:30.639-04:00Magee Marsh Wildlife Area's - Monthly Bird Census - Oct 18, 2009. <br /> <br />People involved with count: Lee Garling, Jeff Abke, and Chris Knoll. <br />Time: 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. Total hours birding: 6 1/2 hours. <br />Starting Temp. at 8 am: 35 F, Ending Temp. at 2:30 pm: 50 F. <br />Cloud Cover: O% all day!! A beautiful day. Lake Erie was muddy!! <br />Wind: Northeast 0 to 5 mph. The breeze was only near Lake Erie. <br />Comments: A nice couple was also birding on the boardwalk and they had seen the Red-eyed Vireo earlier in the day. We also met a group from the state of New York. They got to see the Blue-headed Vireo, Eastern Wood Pewee, and the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher with us!! <br /> <br />Here is our bird list for Sunday, Oct 18, 2009. <br /> <br />1. Pied-billed Grebe - 6 <br />2. Great Blue Heron - 9 <br />3. Great Egret - 7 <br />4. Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 (flew past BSBO) <br />5. Trumpeter Swan - 8 (6 flew-in from Lake Erie) <br />6. Canada Goose - 87 <br />7. Mallard - 27 <br />8. American Black Duck - 6 <br />9. Gadwall - 1 <br />10. Green-winged Teal - 1 <br />11. Wood Duck - 4 <br />12. Lesser Scaup - 6 (Fly-bys on Lake Erie) <br />13. Red-tailed Hawk - 1 (The day before had a huge migration!) <br />14. American Coot - 1 (Metzger Marsh had a lot today) <br />15. Killdeer - 2 flyovers + calling. <br />16. Greater Yellowlegs - 2 flyovers + calling! <br />17. Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 at pond by the boardwalk. <br />18. Herring Gull - 9 <br />19. Ring-billed Gull - 51 <br />20. Bonaparte's Gull - 9 <br />21. Mourning Dove - only 5. <br />22. Northern Flicker - 2. <br />23. Downy Woodpecker - 16. <br />24. Eastern Phoebe - 2. <br />25. YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER - 1 - WOW!!!! a very, very late bird! <br />26. Eastern Wood Pewee - 1 (Was with the Yb Fly!) <br />27. Tree Swallow - 112 <br />28. Bluejay - 3 <br />29. American Crow - 3. <br />30. Black-capped Chickadee - 8 (numbers are going up!) <br />31. White-breasted Nuthatch - 2. <br />32. Brown Creeper - 2. <br />33. Winter Wren - 14 ( Most were on the boardwalk!!) <br />34. Carolina Wren - 1. <br />35. American Robin - 203. <br />36. Hermit Thrush - 12. <br />37. Golden-crowned Kinglet - 42. <br />38. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 31. <br />39. European Starling - at least 488. <br />40. Blue-headed Vireo - 1 very friendly bird on the boardwalk! <br />41. Red-eyed Vireo - 1 still around on the boardwalk! <br />42. Yellow-rumped Warbler - 12. <br />43. Red-winged Blackbird - at least 526. <br />44. Rusty Blackbird - at least 24. <br />45. Common Grackle - 29. <br />46. Brown-headed Cowbird - 9. <br />47. Northern Cardianl - 11. <br />48. Dark-eyed Junco - 49. <br />49. Chipping Sparrow - only 1 at the bird center! <br />50. White-crowned Sparrow - 6. <br />51. White-throated Sparrow - 74. <br />52. Fox Sparrow - 2 on walking trail behind bird center. <br />53. Song Sparrow - 6. <br />54. American Goldfinch - 11. <br />55. House Sparrow - 23. <br /> <br />Happy Birding Everyone - Chris Knoll <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-5149345857200379490?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-39227406602750975772009-10-15T12:14:00.002-04:002009-10-15T12:44:05.773-04:00Hi All,<br /><br />Due to the Wildlife Area being closed, today's Bird Count has been postponed until Sunday, October 18.<br /><br />Chris Knoll will be performing the count. If you would like to assist, you will need to catch up with him on the causeway, wildlife beach, boardwalk or the trails behind the Bird Center. The count is performed in that order. Staff at the Bird Center may be able to point you in his direction.<br /><br />Today it was raining and windy, with temperatures in the low 40's.<br />I met up with Mary and Chris to perform the count but due to the closure, the count was postponed.<br /><br />Bird seen/heard in the Wildlife area today...<br /><br />Great Egret - 5 on the entrance pond on the left.<br />Blue Heron - 1 in the ditch opposite the entrance pond.<br />Golden-crowned Kinglet - numerous chipping around the Bird Center.<br />Tree Swallows - 60 plus - flocking to the right of the entrance road.<br /><br />Another observation - this from Perrysburg - The Dark-eyed Junco's are back! One was at our feeder Monday afternoon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-3922740660275097577?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-24060739829869811962009-10-10T00:24:00.003-04:002009-10-10T00:30:13.404-04:00There has been an osprey near poll 2A at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge this week. Is was still here yesterday and the sighting confirmed by Ron Huffman.<br />Reported to me by Martha Dykes - Thanks M.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-2406073982986981196?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-81486041223736777202009-10-02T22:47:00.001-04:002009-10-02T22:49:17.806-04:00The next bird count has been moved to Thursday, 15 October.<br /><br />Meet at the Bird Center by 8:00 am.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-8148604122373677720?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-74131002358720948922009-09-15T16:28:00.002-04:002009-09-15T16:31:51.597-04:00Hello Friends,<br /><br />I had a great time this morning with Sandy Britt and Barbara Marbut, two birders from southern Illinois who are in town for the Midwest Birding Symposium. We missed Chris Knoll, who was planning on coming but was under the weather this morning. Here is what we saw in a half days’ time:<br /><br />Canada goose<br />Wood duck<br />Mallard<br />Blue-winged teal<br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Great blue heron<br />Great egret<br />Bald eagle<br />Merlin<br />Sora<br />Killdeer<br />Lesser yellowlegs<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Herring gull<br />Caspian tern<br />Mourning dove<br />Belted kingfisher<br />Red-headed woodpecker<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Northern flicker<br />Eastern phoebe<br />Blue-headed vireo<br />Warbling vireo<br />Philadelphia vireo<br />Red-eyed vireo<br />Black-capped chickadee<br />White-breasted nuthatch<br />Marsh wren<br />Blue-gray gnatcatcher<br />Gray-cheeked thrush<br />Swainson’s thrush<br />American robin<br />Gray catbird<br />Brown thrasher<br />European starling<br />Cedar waxwing<br />Magnolia warbler<br />Black-throated blue warbler<br />Blackpoll warbler<br />American redstart<br />Common yellowthroat<br />Canada warbler<br />Dark-eyed junco<br />Northern cardinal<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />American goldfinch<br />House sparrow<br /><br />This was my last count for the season:( Mary will be doing the census on Tuesday, October 20 next month. Let her know if you are interested in coming.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-7413100235872094892?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-7145351067974136672009-08-24T15:10:00.002-04:002009-08-24T15:44:16.031-04:00Hello everybody,<br /><br />Sorry for the late post, but here is what Mary, Shane, and I saw at Magee:<br /><br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Canada goose<br />Mallard<br />Wood duck<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Herring gull<br />Common tern<br />Great blue heron<br />Green heron<br />Great egret<br />Killdeer<br />Spotted sandpiper<br />Greater yellowlegs<br />Cooper's hawk<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Bald Eagle<br />Osprey<br />Mourning dove<br />Yellow-billed cuckoo<br />Ruby-throated hummingbird<br />Purple martin<br />Barn swallow<br />Northern rough-winged swallow<br />Bank swallow<br />Northern flicker<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Eastern kingbird<br />Eastern phoebe<br />Eastern wood-pewee<br />American crow<br />Black-capped chickadee<br />House wren<br />Marsh wren<br />Blue-gray gnatcatcher<br />Brown thrasher<br />Gray catbird<br />American robin<br />Cedar waxwing<br />Red-eyed vireo<br />Warbling vireo<br />Prothonotary warbler<br />Yellow warbler<br />Common yellowthroat warbler<br />American redstart<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Bobolink<br />European starling<br />Baltimore oriole<br />House sparrow<br />Northern cardinal<br />House finch<br />American goldfinch<br />Song sparrow<br />Swamp sparrow<br />Chipping sparrow<br />Indigo bunting<br /><br />Mark your calendars for the next bird census: September 15 at 7:00 AM.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-714535106797413667?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-67719377062011961692009-08-15T16:45:00.000-04:002009-08-15T16:46:17.295-04:00Hello folks,<br /><br />Today I led an expedition to the far reaches of Ottawa NWR with Hank Hiris. Though the avocet from the week before was gone, there were still good birds around. The highlight was an Upland sandpiper, seemingly out of place habitat-wise, at pool 2a. It was spotted by Linda Monnes, and identified by Helen Taft. This was a life bird for Linda, and she really earned it! The bird was seen in the southeast corner of pool 2a, in the vicinity of the other shorebirds. If you walk north about 25 yards from the intersection of the trails at the southeast corner of 2a, you will come to a break in the willows where there is a good view of the shorebirds feeding. The upland was in an area of American lotus plants (large lily-pad leaves with pale yellow blooms) about 100 yards looking due west from the break in the trees. It appeared only briefly before hiding amongst the lotus. The habitat has dried up some and the dowitchers have mostly left, save for one in deeper water in the far west end of 2a. The egrets found the change to their liking, as a handful of snowies and immature little blues were also seen at 2a. An adult little blue was seen again at pool MS 8b. Here again is a map of the Ottawa walking trails from the Black Swamp Bird Observatory website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bsbo.org/birding/pdf/OttawaNWR-Trails.pdf">http://www.bsbo.org/birding/pdf/OttawaNWR-Trails.pdf</a><br /><br />Here are some of the other shorebirds seen during our trip:<br /><br />Semipalmated plover<br />Killdeer<br />Long-billed dowitcher<br />Great yellowlegs<br />Lesser yellowlegs<br />Solitary sandpiper<br />Stilt sandpiper<br />Pectoral sandpiper<br />Spotted sandpiper<br />Least sandpiper<br />Semipalmated sandpiper<br />White-rumped sandpiper<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-6771937706201196169?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-42334906009626536972009-08-13T10:41:00.002-04:002009-08-13T10:45:24.322-04:00Hello folks,<br /><br />The bird census will be taking place on Tuesday, August 18. We will start at 7 AM at the bird center. If you'd like to join us, contact Mary Warren at 419-898-0960 ext. 28 or email at <a href="mailto:mary.warren@dnr.state.oh.us">mary.warren@dnr.state.oh.us</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-4233490600962653697?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-35567897089660712852009-08-13T10:36:00.001-04:002009-08-13T10:38:28.404-04:00Hello everybody,<br /><br />I was amongst an impressive group of 23 birders who braved the rainy weather yesterday to see shorebirds on a walk at Ottawa led by Chris Knoll. The highlight was an American Avocet seen in pool 2a along with many other shorebird species. It had apparently arrived very recently because it had not been reported by anyone who had been there on Friday. We walked around pool 2a, but the east side of this impoundment was by far the most productive. Here is a link to a map of Ottawa's walking trails from Black Swamp Bird Observatory's web site: <a href="http://www.bsbo.org/birding/pdf/OttawaNWR-Trails.pdf">http://www.bsbo.org/birding/pdf/OttawaNWR-Trails.pdf</a><br />A little blue heron was also spotted in MS 8b. Here are some other notable shorebird species seen during our walk:<br /><br />Common snipe<br />Short-billed dowitcher<br />Lesser yellowlegs<br />Greater yellowlegs<br />Solitary sandpiper<br />Pectoral sandpiper<br />Stilt sandpiper<br />Spotted sandpiper<br />Least sandpiper<br />Semipalmated sandpiper<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-3556789708966071285?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-78132056577370232442009-07-16T15:41:00.002-04:002009-07-16T15:43:35.666-04:00Hello everybody,<br /><br />Here is what Mary and I saw on July 16, under pleasant weather conditions. It seems that the young prothonotaries have fledged and are out and about.<br /><br /> Jim<br /><br />Canada goose<br />Trumpeter swan<br />Wood duck<br />Mallard<br />Pied-billed grebe<br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Great blue heron<br />Great egret<br />Green heron<br />Black-crowned night-heron<br />Bald eagle<br />Cooper’s hawk<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Killdeer<br />Least sandpiper<br />Spotted sandpiper<br />Common snipe<br />Bonaparte’s gull<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Herring gull<br />Common tern<br />Caspian tern<br />Yellow-billed cuckoo<br />Black-billed cuckoo<br />Red-bellied woodpecker<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Northern flicker<br />Eastern wood-pewee<br />Willow flycatcher<br />Eastern kingbird<br />Warbling vireo<br />Red-eyed vireo<br />Purple martin<br />Tree swallow<br />Northern rough-winged swallow<br />Barn swallow<br />White-breasted nuthatch<br />House wren<br />Marsh wren<br />American robin<br />Gray catbird<br />Brown thrasher<br />European starling<br />Cedar waxwing<br />Yellow warbler<br />Common yellowthroat<br />Prothonotary warbler<br />Chipping sparrow<br />Song sparrow<br />Swamp sparrow<br />Northern cardinal<br />Indigo bunting<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Brown-headed cowbird<br />Baltimore oriole<br />American goldfinch<br />House sparrow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-7813205657737023244?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-43669511261688908212009-07-06T10:16:00.003-04:002009-07-06T10:29:13.842-04:00Since mid-week, last week (first week in July) a white-faced ibis has been being observed at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. It was being seen at pool 2-A and also in the small pool near the entrance pool by the ONWR visitor center.<br /><br />Reported to me by Martha Dykes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-4366951126168890821?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-20977030272460471522009-06-15T16:02:00.002-04:002009-06-15T16:12:02.872-04:00Hello folks,<br /><br />Here is a sampling of what's here at Magee in mid-June:<br /><br />Canada goose<br />Wood duck<br />Mallard<br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Great blue heron<br />Great egret<br />Black-crowned night heron<br />Turkey vulture<br />Bald eagle<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />American coot<br />Killdeer (nesting)<br />Ruddy turnstone<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Herring gull<br />Common tern<br />Mourning dove<br />Black-billed cuckoo<br />Yellow-billed cuckoo<br />Eastern screech owl<br />Ruby-throated hummingbird<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Northern flicker<br />Eastern wood-pewee<br />Willow flycatcher<br />Eastern kingbird<br />Great crested flycatcher<br />Warbling vireo<br />Red-eyed vireo<br />Purple martin<br />Tree swallow<br />Barn swallow (nestlings hatched, some ready to fledge)<br />House wren<br />Marsh wren<br />Blue-gray gnatcatcher<br />American robin<br />Gray catbird<br />European starling<br />Cedar waxwing<br />Yellow warbler<br />Prothonotary warbler (nesting near 18B; female feeds and male sings)<br />Common yellowthroat<br />Chipping sparrow<br />Song sparrow<br />Swamp sparrow<br />Northern cardinal<br />Indigo bunting<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Brown-headed cowbird<br />Baltimore oriole<br />House finch<br />American goldfinch<br />House sparrow<br /><br />Stop by and see for yourself!<br /><br /> Jim Witter<br /> seasonal naturalist<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-2097703027246047152?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Belted kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870972421469439809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-58033909720351942062009-06-06T23:00:00.005-04:002009-06-06T23:18:23.156-04:00This morning a female <strong>Ruff</strong> was seen on the mud flats on Pool 2A. She was found during the morning bird walk. This sighting caused a lot of excitement.<br /><br />NOTE:<br />The information in this and the May bird count posting are FYI as these reportings were several days old when I was notified of them.<br /><br /><br />Are you a Friends of Magee Marsh member and willing to post sightings?<br />If so contact <a href="mailto:webmaster@friendsofmageemarsh.org">webmaster@friendsofmageemarsh.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-5803390972035194206?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-656101432816537572009-06-06T22:18:00.003-04:002009-06-06T22:35:58.012-04:00Birds seen and heard on the bird count between 6 AM and 11 AM. I didn’t have a scope, so waterfowl suffered as a consequence. The Kirtland’s has been hanging around for a couple days now, but it seems that the number of migrating birds is decreasing, though diversity of warblers is still high.<br /><br />Wood duck<br />Mallard<br />Double-crested cormorant<br />Least bittern (heard on walking trail near Bird Center)<br />Great blue heron<br />Great egret<br />Snowy egret<br /><strong>Little blue heron</strong><br />Green heron (quite a few)<br />Black-crowned night heron<br />Bald Eagle<br />American coot<br /><strong>Semipalmated plover<br /></strong>Killdeer<br /><strong>Ruddy turnstone</strong><br /><strong>Semipalmated sandpiper<br /></strong>Dunlin<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Herring gull<br />Common tern<br />Mourning dove<br />Eastern screech owl<br />Downy woodpecker<br />Eastern wood-pewee<br />Willow flycatcher<br />Least flycatcher<br />Eastern phoebe<br />Great crested flycatcher<br />Eastern kingbird<br />Warbling vireo<br />Red-eyed vireo<br />Blue jay<br />Purple martin<br />Tree swallow<br />Barn swallow<br />House wren<br />Marsh wren<br />Blue-gray gnatcatcher<br />Gray-cheeked thrush<br />Swainson’s thrush<br />American robin<br />Gray catbird<br />Brown thrasher<br />European starling<br />Cedar waxwing<br />Scarlet tanager<br />Chipping sparrow<br />Song sparrow<br />Lincoln’s sparrow<br />Swamp sparrow<br />White-throated sparrow<br />White-crowned sparrow<br />Northern cardinal<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Brown-headed cowbird<br />Orchard oriole<br />Baltimore oriole<br />House finch<br />American goldfinch<br />House sparrow<br /><br /><strong>Warblers:</strong><br />Northern parula<br />Yellow<br />Chestnut-sided<br />Magnolia<br />Black-throated blue<br />Blackburnian<br /><strong>Kirtland’s</strong> (on walking trail near center)<br />Bay-breasted<br />Blackpoll<br />American redstart<br />Prothonotary<br />Northern waterthrush<br /><strong>Connecticut</strong><br /><strong>Mourning</strong><br />Common yellowthroat<br />Wilson’s<br />Canada<br /><br />Posted on behalf of:<br /><br />Jim Witter<br />Seasonal naturalist<br />Magee Marsh Wildlife Area<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-65610143281653757?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>NZ Bellbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539401472946912308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-63516117974523704522009-05-02T16:29:00.003-04:002009-06-06T22:16:58.179-04:00Hi folks,<br /><br />There wasn't a whole lot of activity this morning on the boardwalk, but still good birds to be found and fun to be had. Highlights for the morning included a summer tanager (juvenile changing to adult) and orange-crowned warbler. I've included the location of some birds according to the numerical system at the boardwalk. We didn't get prothonotary this morning, but they have been seen along the "B" loop and at 29 yesterday. Here's what we had this morning:<br /><br />Wood duck<br />Bald Eagle<br />Northern Flicker<br />Warbling vireo<br />Tree swallow<br />House wren<br />Ruby-crowned kinglet (many)<br />American robin<br />Gray catbird<br />Summer tanager (between 2 and 3, near the observation deck)<br />White-throated sparrow<br />Rusty blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Red-winged blackbird<br /><br /><strong>Warblers:</strong><br />Tennessee<br />Orange-crowned (between 3 and 4)<br />Northern Parula<br />Yellow<br />Cape May (good look at one near 5)<br />Yellow-rumped (lots of them)<br />Black-throated green<br />Palm<br />Black-and-white<br />Ovenbird<br />N. waterthrush (good numbers between 12 and 18, north side of boardwalk)<br /><br />Jim Witter<br />Seasonal naturalist<br />Magee Marsh Wildlife Area<br /><a href="mailto:jim.witter@dnr.state.oh.us">jim.witter@dnr.state.oh.us</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-6351611797452370452?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-55492915706832736592009-05-01T16:21:00.003-04:002009-05-01T16:27:52.066-04:00A good day to be at Magee. The following birds were seen today:<br /><br />Trumpeter Swan<br />Wood Duck<br />Gadwall<br />Blue-winged teal<br />Hooded Merganser<br />Pied-billed grebe<br />Great blue heron<br />Great Egret<br />Snowy Egret<br /><strong>Little BLue Heron</strong><br />Green Heron<br />Bald Eagle<br />Greater Yellowlegs<br />Caspian Tern<br />Common Tern<br />Great Horned Owl<br />N. FLicker<br /><strong>Red-headed woodpecker</strong><br />Veery<br />Swainson's Thrush<br />Wood Thrush<br />Br. Thrasher<br />Cedar Waxwing<br /><br /><strong>Warblers:</strong><br />Tennessee<br />Nashville<br />N. Parula<br />Yellow<br />Chestnut-sided<br />Cape May<br />Yellow-rumped<br />Black-throated Green<br /><strong>Prairie</strong>Palm<br />Black and White<br />Prothonotary<br />Ovenbird<br />Common Yellowthroat<br />Wilson's<br /><br />Scarlet Tanager<br />Lincoln's sparrow<br />Chipping Sparrow<br />Rose-breasted Grosbeak<br />Baltimore Oriole<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-5549291570683273659?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-8620135623236949122009-04-22T16:10:00.002-04:002009-04-22T16:20:22.575-04:00Despite the cold and wet weather, Jim Witter, Shane Roberts, and Chris Knoll were able to see 65 species of birds at Magee Marsh. The following were sighted......<br /><br />Pied-billed grebe<br />DC Cormorant<br />GB Heron<br />Gret Egret<br />Snowy Egret<br />Mute Swan<br />Canada Goose<br />Mallard<br />Gadwall<br />BW TEal<br />GW Teal<br />N. Shoveler<br />Wood Duck<br />Ring-necked Duck<br />L. Scaup<br />Bufflehead<br />Ruddy Duck<br />Hooded Merg<br />Turkey vulture<br />Sharp-shinned hawk<br />Cooper's Hawk<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Broad Winged hawk<br />Bald Eagle<br />Perigrine<br />Coot<br />killdeer<br />Gr. Yellowlegs<br />Dunlin<br />Herring Gull<br />Boneparte's gull<br />Mourning Dove<br />GR. Horned Owl<br />Kingfisher<br />N. Floker<br />Downy<br />Tree Swallow<br />N. rough-winged <br />Barn swallows<br />Crow<br />Br. Creeper<br />Winter Wren<br />Br. Thrasher<br />A. Robin<br />Hermit Thrush<br />Blue-gray Gnatcatcher<br />RC kinglet<br />CG kinglet<br />Starling<br />Yellow-rumped warbler<br />L. Waterthrush<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Rusty blackbird<br />Common grackle<br />Cardinal<br />Towhee<br />Junco<br />WT sparrow<br />Fox sparrow<br />Swamp Sparrow<br />song Sparrow<br />Purple finch<br />Goldfinch<br />House sparrow<br /><br /><br />Saturday Morning Bird Walk April 25 at 8:30 am at the west end of boardwalk!<br />Should be a great day with new birds! Come join us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-862013562323694912?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134589361216728012.post-16869007812391648632009-03-17T16:39:00.002-04:002009-03-17T16:48:02.738-04:00It was a beautiful day out in the marsh today!! Thanks to Chris Knoll, Shane Roberts and the volunteers on the Observation Tower for their help today!<br />We saw a total of 57 species. Lots of great waterfowl.<br />Also saw snakes, frogs, turtles and even a beaver too!<br />Come out to Magee Marsh soon to see what you can find! Stop at the Bird Center for the latest sightings. <br />Happy Birding!<br />Mary Warren<br /><br />Pied Billed Grebe<br />Great Blue Heron<br />Mute Swan<br />Tundra Swan<br />Trumpeter Swan<br />Canada Goose<br />Mallard<br />Black Duck<br />Gadwall<br />GW Teal<br />BW TEal<br />Wigeon<br />Shoveler<br />Wood Duck<br />Ring-necked Duck<br />Gr. Scaup<br />Ls. Scaup<br />Common goldeneye<br />Hooder MErg<br />Common Merg<br />Turkey vulture<br />Coopers Hawk<br />Red-tailed hawk<br />Red-shouldered hawk<br />Rough legged hawk<br />N. Harrier<br />Kestrel<br />Sandhill Crane<br />Coot<br />Killdeer<br />Common Snipe<br />Herring gull<br />Ring-billed gull<br />Mourning dove<br />Flicker<br />Red-bellied woodpecker<br />Downy Woodpecker<br />Tree Swallow<br />Blue Jay<br />Crow<br />BC chickadee<br />Brown creeper<br />Robin<br />Bluebird<br />GC kinglet<br />N Shrike<br />Starling<br />Red-winged blackbird<br />Rusty blackbird<br />Grackle<br />Cardinal<br />Tree Sparrow<br />Song Sparrow<br />Junco<br />A. Goldfinch<br />House Sparrow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7134589361216728012-1686900781239164863?l=www.friendsofmageemarsh.org%2Fbirdblog%2Fsightings.html' alt='' /></div>Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15282912667942360243noreply@blogger.com0