Foggy Morning @ Magee - 07 May 2025
Skies were clear this morning in SE Michigan so I planned to drive to NW Ohio to Magee Marsh to check out the boardwalk. As soon as I reached the Ohio border the skies turned to fog, then clouds. It would remain that way at a 48F temperature.
The parking lot was full at 9 am when I arrived. I parked at the very east end, and as soon as I got out of the car I heard the distinct "Chick-burrio-Chick" of a White-eyed Vireo. Folks were already on it so now it was a matter of getting focus on the bird through the fog.
The boardwalk was crowded with small pockets of birders; they outnumbered the birds 2:1. Of the birds that were around most were Yellow Warblers.
The rest of the warbler world was foraging at tree tops away from the boardwalk. There was little action next to the boardwalk and nothing of note at eye-level. This Palm Warbler was seen in a hole through the vegetation.
Near the end of the big loop a Northern Parula was foraging over the swamp and permitted a few quick pics. A Prothonotary Warbler was singing loudly from nearby but refused to show.
As I returned to the car a Blue-headed Vireo was spotted next to a Magnolia Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler.
I then headed to the Estuary Trail and found a female Purple Finch foraging high up in the trees.
At the beach head a pair of Cape May Warblers were feeding in the Honeysuckle that grew along the beach.
The Estuary Trail was active with Warbling Vireos and Nashville Warblers but most of the birds were Red-winged Blackbirds, Gray Catbirds, and Tree Swallows. At the end of the trail a Northern Waterthrush could be heard singing in the dense brush.
I'd return to find a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak near the Cape May Warbler spot.
Magee Marsh--Boardwalk, Lucas, Ohio, US
May 7, 2025 8:52 AM - 10:44 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.293 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy fog, 53F crowdwed
56 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 16
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) (Ardea herodias [herodias Group]) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 8
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 7
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 2
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
May 7, 2025 8:52 AM - 10:44 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.293 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy fog, 53F crowdwed
56 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 16
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) (Ardea herodias [herodias Group]) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 8
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) 1
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 5
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 1
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 7
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) 1
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) 1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 2
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 2
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 4
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 9
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 2
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
