May 8th

Friday, May 8th my dad gave me the day off from school to bird. It was a really good day to be out birding Marquette. Highlights were- Warblers, Great Horned Owl's on nest, American White pelicans, Black Scoters and an Evening Grosbeak.
Here's a list of the birds from the day.


Yellow Rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler 
Northern Parula
Northern Waterthrush 
Black Throated Green Warbler 
Common Yellowthroat 
Least Flycather 
Eastern Phoebe 
Blue Headed Vireo 
American Robin
Common Grackle 
Red Winged Blackbird
Swamp Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White Crowned Sparrow
White throated Sparrow 
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow 
Pine Siskin 
American Goldfinch 
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven 
Evening Grosbeak- Moosewood Nature Center feeders
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Black Capped Chickadee 
Peregrine Falcon 
Merlin 
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker 
Mourning Dove
Herring Gull
Ring Billed Gull
Common Loon
Common Merganser 
Red Breasted Merganser 
Mallard 
Canada Geese
Killdeer 
Double Crested Cormorant
Tree swallow 
Barn Swallow
Gray Catbird
Rough Legged hawk 
Chimney Swift
Clay Colored Sparrow
American White Pelican 
Black Scoter 
Great Horned Owl 

Canada Goose

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

Blue Jays

Evening Grosbeak on right Red Winged Grosbeak on left

Canada Geese

Palm Warbler

Northern Parula

Black Scoters

American White Pelicans There was a total of 18