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Female.
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The Northern Harrier is our club's logo. Please tap on pictures to enlarge.
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Male.
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Hooded Warbler photographed by Moira Maus at Harrisville State Park.
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Summer Tanager photographed by Thomas Heatley at Harrisville State Park.
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Alcona County National Audubon Christmas Bird Count
The Alcona County bird count was established in 2009. The center of the count circle is Sturgeon Point. The east boundary is 7 1/2 miles out over the Lake Huron waters. The west boundary is McGregor Road. The north boundary is Black River, and the south boundary is Springport.
CALENDAR
The next Alcona County Christmas Bird Count will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2022. All reports from participants will be from the eBird.org. The results will be posted here. My count will also be included as I am the Complier for Alcona County. Please join us for a good day of birding! Frank Apsey, complier since 2009.
RESULTS OF THE STURGON POINT CIRCLE BIRD COUNT
Location # of participants # of species # of individuals Feeder Count?
RESULTS OF THE STURGON POINT CIRCLE BIRD COUNT
Location # of participants # of species # of individuals Feeder Count?
GBBC, February 17-20, 2023.
GLOBAL BIG DAY
May 15, 2022
BEST BIRDS OF THE COUNT.
Philadelphia Vireo.
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Canada Warbler.
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Five participants counted birds at four locations in Alcona County. A total of 47 species and 184 individuals were observed.
TAWAS POINT BIRD FESTIVAL.
May 13th to May 15th, 2022.
The Tawas Point Bird Festival was a great sucess with 80+ participants observing 153 bird species at the point, and another 16 bird species added at other areas of the count for a total of 169 bird species with 12,411+ individual birds. Thanks to everybody for coming out to enjoy the wonders of nature.
The Tawas Point Bird Festival was a great sucess with 80+ participants observing 153 bird species at the point, and another 16 bird species added at other areas of the count for a total of 169 bird species with 12,411+ individual birds. Thanks to everybody for coming out to enjoy the wonders of nature.
Best birds of the count. Please tap pictures for larger image.
Cerulean Warbler.
Olive-sided Flycatcher.
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Connecticut Warbler.
Little Gull.
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White-winged Dove.
Northern Mockingbird.
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Carolina Wren.
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Yellow-throated Warbler.
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Kirtland's Warbler.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY BIRD COUNT (IDBC).
JOIN ME FOR THE 2nd ANNUAL ALCONA COUNTY IDBC. THIS ONE DAY COUNT ON JULY 4TH CAN BE AT ONE OR MORE LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY. JUST COUNT THE SPECIES AND REPORT THE BIRDS TO eBird.org. YOU CAN COUNT ALL DAY OR JUST A FEW MINUTES AT EACH LOCATION. BIRD FEEDERS CAN ALSO BE COUNTED ALONG WITH FLYOVERS. THIS COUNT WOULD BE GOOD IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! PERHAPS THIS WILL BECOME A NATIONAL COUNT. I WILL ALSO INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS. PLEASE TAP ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE.
A total of 45 species and 206 individual birds were observed at 5 locations:
Location Number of species Number of individuals
5452 E Pine Street 13 20
Harrisville Harbor 11 92
Swamp Road 14 23
Timberlakes Estates 6 14
N. Barlow Rd, Lincoln 28 58
A total of 45 species and 206 individual birds were observed at 5 locations:
Location Number of species Number of individuals
5452 E Pine Street 13 20
Harrisville Harbor 11 92
Swamp Road 14 23
Timberlakes Estates 6 14
N. Barlow Rd, Lincoln 28 58
Warbling Vireo.
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Hermit Thrush.
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Northern Waterthrush.
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Ovenbird.
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