Monthy Bird Count

The redwing blackbirds are singing and staking out their claims in the marsh. So spring can't be far behind!
Lots of Canada Geese in the area..............and the eagles (saw 7) are very active.

The boardwalk is very slippery with wet leaves. The Walking Trail is very wet in several places..............but there are birds!

Birds sighted on Wednesday Feb. 18

Trumpeter Swans
Canada Goose
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merg
Common Merg
Red-tailed hawk
Bald Eagle
Herring Gull
Ring billed gull
Red belllied woodpecker
Downy
Black capped chickadee
Brown creeper
Carolina Wren
Robin
GC Kinglet
E. Starling
Red-winged black bird
Cardinal
Tree Sparrow
Junco
A. Goldfinch

Happy Birding!!
There will be a marsh walk at 1:30 pm on March 1 Canada Goose Day, leaving from the Bird Center. Next Bird Count at Magee March 17 8 am.

Magee Marsh - Morning Birding 02/17

Note: The Boardwalk is icy and very noisy to walk on. The only birds that I heard here, were already on my list.

Tundra Swan
Mallard
Canada Goose
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Mourning Dove
House Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Downy Woodpecker
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser

Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
American Crow
Bald Eagle
European Starling

The photographs are a Red-tailed Hawk eating breakfast.

A pair of wary Hooded Mergansers that didn't like my car pulling up next to the only open water on the east of the causeway. They flew before I pulled out to head for the boardwalk but were back on my return.