A chilly morning with frost on the car windows, but it warmed to around 60 by early afternoon under sunny skies. Birds along the boardwalk got active by late morning. Good numbers of Myrtle Warblers and White-throated Sparrows with a few vireos mixed in.
Myrtle Warbler xx
White-throated Sparrow xx
Pine Warbler (2)
Nashville Warbler x
Palm Warbler x
Red-breasted Nuthatch x
Ruby-crowned Kinglet xx
White-eyed Vireo x
Blue-headed Vireo x
Warbling Vireo x
Brown Creeper x
Winter Wren x
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher x
Hermit Thrush xi
Osprey flyover
Sandhill Crane calling
Additional sightings posted to the TNA message board:
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Ottawa County - birds seen by birders & hawk watch counters at Magee Marsh for April 26, 2006
Boardwalk area
Yellow Warbler - 1 heard
C. Yellowthroat - 1 heard
Yellow rumped Warblers - everywhere
W. Palm Warblers - several
Pine Warbler - 2
Nashvile Warbler - 2
N. Waterthrush - new !!!!
Blue-headed, Warbling, White-eyed Vireo's
White Pelicans - 6
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Causeway road in the marsh
Sandhill Cranes - 2
Hawk watch Tower - (as of 12:00 noon.)
Bald Eagles - many.
Turkey Vultures - many.
Cooper's Hawk - 3
Rough-legged hawk - 1 (Late bird)
Peregrine Falcon - 2
Red-tailed Hawks - many.
White Pelicans - 6 (same ones as above)
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posted by jr on May 02, 2006 at 10:01:03 am #