Maumee Bay State Park and Howard Marsh Metropark
October 5, 2019
Eleven members of Stockbridge Audubon traveled to the south shore of Lake Erie today, enjoying great weather, and lots of birds! We saw a total of 66 species. Most notable, as far as numbers go, were 22 Winter Wrens and 12 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers! These totals were more than anybody in the group had ever seen before. Our total counts for each location are listed below:
Trip leaders - Margit Codispoti and John Winebrenner
Maumee Bay State Park (56 Species)
Canada Goose 75
Trumpeter Swan 6
Wood Duck 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 7
Black-bellied Plover 2
Killdeer 12
Bonaparte's Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 2000
Herring Gull 2
Caspian Tern 4
Forster's Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 6
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue-headed Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 22 Many WIWR's, in groups of 2 to 6, some singing. They seemed to be everywhere, and were seen by all trip participants.
European Starling 25
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 25
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Howard Marsh Metropark (24 Species):
Canada Goose 28
Trumpeter Swan 3
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 11
Mallard 8
Green-winged Teal 2
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Common Gallinule 2 Immatures
American Coot 17
American Golden-Plover 1
Killdeer 7
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Ring-billed Gull 48
Caspian Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 20
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
October 5, 2019
Eleven members of Stockbridge Audubon traveled to the south shore of Lake Erie today, enjoying great weather, and lots of birds! We saw a total of 66 species. Most notable, as far as numbers go, were 22 Winter Wrens and 12 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers! These totals were more than anybody in the group had ever seen before. Our total counts for each location are listed below:
Trip leaders - Margit Codispoti and John Winebrenner
Maumee Bay State Park (56 Species)
Canada Goose 75
Trumpeter Swan 6
Wood Duck 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 7
Black-bellied Plover 2
Killdeer 12
Bonaparte's Gull 8
Ring-billed Gull 2000
Herring Gull 2
Caspian Tern 4
Forster's Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 6
Great Egret 6
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue-headed Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tree Swallow 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 18
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 22 Many WIWR's, in groups of 2 to 6, some singing. They seemed to be everywhere, and were seen by all trip participants.
European Starling 25
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 8
House Sparrow 25
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Howard Marsh Metropark (24 Species):
Canada Goose 28
Trumpeter Swan 3
Blue-winged Teal 4
Northern Shoveler 2
Gadwall 11
Mallard 8
Green-winged Teal 2
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Common Gallinule 2 Immatures
American Coot 17
American Golden-Plover 1
Killdeer 7
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Ring-billed Gull 48
Caspian Tern 2
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 3
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 20
John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne
