Maple River SGA 20 MAR

[Dmcwhir513 at aol.com]

Folks -

John Baugartner and I did a quick trip to Maple River SGA this morning.  Did 
the area between Blair Rd bridge and Wilson Rd bridge.  We walked in on the 
east dike of D Unit and the east dike of C Unit. It was sunny, but cold when the 
wind picked up.

Unit D has some shallow open water and it seems to be an evening roost. Small 
groups of ducks are in the shallow areas of the river. Red-wings are all over 
on various territories - marshes, ditches, and a few in fields. No big 
blackbird groups. Geese were scattered all over the place on potential nesting 
sites, but several big flocks, probably migrating further north still, were hanging 
out while we were there.

No Golden Eagle, but we were just on the edge of where it fas been seen.

Mute Swan - 2 on the way up in Clinton Co along 127.

Canada Goose - 1000+, Wood Duck - 8, Green-winged Teal - 8, Am Black Duck - 
2, Mallard - 100+, N Pintail - 6, Gadwall - 4, Ring-necked Duck - 14, L Scaup - 
1, Common Merganser - 2

Bald Eagle - 1 (speckle-belly), N Harrier - 2, Red-tailed Hawk - 4, Am 
Kestrel - 1

Am Coot - 2, Sandhill Crane - 8+, Killdeer - several seen, more heard, 
Ring-billed Gull - 2

R Dove, M Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker

Horned Lark, Blue Jay, Common Crow

B-c Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, W-b Nuthatch, Brown Creeper

E Bluebird, Am Robin, AMERICAN PIPIT - 1 (early record, along west dike of D 
Unit - calling vociferously several times)

E Starling

N Cardinal, Am Tree Sparrow, Song Sparrow

Red-wing, E Meadowlark - 2, Rusty Blackbird - 6 seen, more heard, C Grackle

Am Goldfinch


Doug McWhirter
10112 W Holt
Dimondale, MI 48821
517-646-8151


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