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Main Details

Nocturnal
Location Belle Isle
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Additional Details

People

Owner Jerome Jourdan

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  4
  • Distance:  10 mi

Checklist Comments

This is a duplicate report. Allen Chartier submitted the official Belle Isle tally, but this covers my tally; Patrick Jakel and Joe Hammerle assisted; 27-39F; Sunny; Cool; Inland water frozen; Detroit River open; ducks few; No snow.

Totals

45
Species Observed
+1 other taxa, 1,909 individuals

Observations

  1. Canada Goose

    Number observed:  211

  2. Mute Swan

    Number observed:  57

  3. Tundra Swan

    Number observed:  5

  4. Gadwall

    Number observed:  7

  5. Mallard

    Number observed:  19

  6. Canvasback

    Number observed:  181

  7. Redhead

    Number observed:  7

  8. Aythya sp.

    Number observed:  280

  9. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  16

  10. Common Goldeneye

    Number observed:  112

  11. Hooded Merganser

    Number observed:  65

  12. Common Merganser

    Number observed:  54

  13. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  1

  14. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  1

  15. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed:  11

  16. Mourning Dove

    Number observed:  15

  17. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  28

  18. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  163

  19. Red-tailed Hawk

    Number observed:  2

  20. Eastern Screech-Owl

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    I managed a poor photograph of a gray-morph bird next to the Nature Center; heard 2 others on Center Road responding to calls.

  21. Great Horned Owl

    Number observed:  1

  22. Northern Saw-whet Owl

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Allen heard 2 birds respond to recorded calls while I chased the 1st Screech Owl. We then heard, at one point, 3 birds tooting at once in one location, then 2 more birds at once farther down the road; Could not locate any roosting birds in the woods behind the Nature Center.

  23. Red-headed Woodpecker

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult bird found by Karl Overman yesterday; he relocated this morning, and told us where to find it. Red head, black and white body/wings. Also seen by Allen, Pat and Joe.

  24. Red-bellied Woodpecker

    Number observed:  10

  25. Downy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  9

  26. Hairy Woodpecker

    Number observed:  2

  27. Blue Jay

    Number observed:  44

  28. American Crow

    Number observed:  10

  29. Black-capped Chickadee

    Number observed:  21

  30. Tufted Titmouse

    Number observed:  22

    Details

    Good population of birds behind Nature Center in woods and at feeders. Seen everywhere.

  31. White-breasted Nuthatch

    Number observed:  11

  32. Brown Creeper

    Number observed:  1

  33. Winter Wren

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Five birds were counted by the group; I only counted 2. One was singing at dawn just behind the Nature Center, and several more heard "chatter" notes among flocks of White-throated Sparrows in woods south of Nature Center.

  34. Carolina Wren

    Number observed:  1

  35. European Starling

    Number observed:  191

  36. American Robin

    Number observed:  159

    Details

    Large flocks foraging off honeysuckle berry bushes in Heron Lagoon - up to 120 birds there alone.

  37. Cedar Waxwing

    Number observed:  30

  38. House Sparrow

    Number observed:  52

  39. House Finch

    Number observed:  16

  40. American Goldfinch

    Number observed:  10

  41. American Tree Sparrow

    Number observed:  24

  42. Dark-eyed Junco

    Number observed:  18

  43. White-throated Sparrow

    Number observed:  14

  44. Song Sparrow

    Number observed:  2

  45. Swamp Sparrow

    Number observed:  1

  46. Northern Cardinal

    Number observed:  14