Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge - GAS tour

[Steve_Kahl at fws.gov]

The Genesse Audubon Society had their annual field trip to Shiawassee
National Wildlife Refuge on March 29.  Many thanks to Larry Abraham and
Carolyn Szaroletta for guiding the trip.  52 species were found including:.

greater white-fronted goose - 2
snow goose - 18
Canada goose - 1000s
mute swan - 3
tundra swan - 100+
wood duck - 25+
gadwall - 1
American wigeon - 4
American black duck - 6
mallard - 100s
northern shoveler - 6
northern pintail - 32
green-winged teal - 4
canvasback - 50+
redhead - 50+
ring-necked duck - 150+
greater scaup - 2
bufflehead - 10
common merganser - 28
ruddy duck - 10
ring-necked pheasant - 12
turkey vulture - 4
bald eagle - 21
northern harrier - 3
red-tailed hawk - 9
rough-legged hawk - 1
American coot - 16
sandhill crane - 2
killdeer - 9
ring-billed gull - 50+
herring gull - 2
rock pigeon - 9
mourning dove - 4
red-bellied woodpecker - 2
downy woodpecker - 1
blue jay - 2
American crow - 17
horned lark - 50+
black-capped chickadee - 4
tufted titmouse - 1
American robin - 7
European starling - 110+
American tree sparrow - 50+
song sparrow - 25+
dark-eyed junco - 5
northern cardinal - 4
red-winged blackbird - 200+
rusty blackbird - 25+
common grackle - 6
brown-headed cowbird - 24
house sparrow- 3

Steven Kahl
Refuge Manager
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
6975 Mower Road
Saginaw, MI  48601-9783
P (989) 777-5930 ext 16
F (989) 777-9200
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/shiawassee/