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[Joe Soehnel]

The following is a summary of the Saginaw Bay Area Winter Bird Survey as written by David Peters.  The entire survey can be viewed at the Saginaw Bay Birding website.Joe SoehnelSaginaw Bay Birding110 species were reported during the winter ’06-’07
season, a higher than average number. By far the rarest species recorded was a Bullock’s oriole, which visited what must be the SBA’s best yard for attracting
unusual winter birds. The bird capturing the most media coverage was a Peregrine Falcon that resided for over
a month at the City Hall in Bay City. A full complement of waterfowl species
was recorded, highlighted by an ever increasing number of Trumpeter Swans at two dams on the AuSable River, and a higher than
average number of Common Goldeneyes
on inner Saginaw Bay. Not one, but three wren species were reported, with Carolina Wren sightings reaching their
highest number since the winters of 1993-95. Species that visit primarily in
the winter were highlighted by a Varied
Thrush in Midland, and, from the coniferous forests in the northern portion
of the area, a bounty of Red-breasted
Nuthatches, and an encouraging number of Purple Finches. Other reported species unusual for their occurrence
during the period were Red-Throated
Loon, American Bittern, Long-eared Owl, Hermit Thrush, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and
Eastern Towhee. 
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